Freestall maintenance: Effects on lying behavior of dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2381-2387

  Drissler, M ^a   Gaworski, M ^a   Tucker, C B ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cow comfort; Freestall; Sand bedding

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22944448670     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72916-7     Document Type: Article

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