Physiological and behavioural effectsofchangeoverfrom conventional to automatic milking in dairy cows with and without previous experience

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 253-261

  Weiss, D ^a   Moestl, E ^b   Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Behaviour; Coping; Cortisol; Dairy cow; Experience; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22144483774     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5621-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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