Stepping and kicking behaviour during milking in relation to response in human-animal interaction test and clinical health in loose housed dairy cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Rousing, Tine ^a   Bonde, Marianne ^a   Badsberg, Jens Henrik ^a   Sørensen, Jan Tind ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Human animal relationship; Lameness; Milking behaviour; Skin parasites; Udder condition

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2642524607     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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