Frequency of feed delivery affects the behavior of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3553-3562

  DeVries, T J ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feeding behavior; Frequency of feed delivery

Indexed keywords

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EID: 27744601946     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73040-X     Document Type: Article

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