Feeding patterns and performance of cows in controlled cow traffic in automatic milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3913-3922

  Melin, M ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, K ^a   Wiktorsson, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Feeding pattern; Individual management; Milking frequency

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27644584856     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73077-0     Document Type: Article

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