Walking comfort of dairy cows in different flooring systems expressed by foot prints and preference

Cattle Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Bergsten, C ^a   Telezhenko, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flooring system; Locomotion; Rubber mats; Slatted floor; Track way measurements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28044471226     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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