Training cattle to approach a feed source in response to auditory signals

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 567-572

  Wredle, E ^a   Rushen, J ^b   De Passille A M ^b   Munksgaard, L ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Auditory signals; Automatic milking systems; Conditioning; Dairy cattle; Learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15544382440     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-081     Document Type: Article

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