A proposition for an updated behavioural characterisation of the oestrus period in dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 223-238

  Kerbrat, S ^a,b   Disenhaus, C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Union Regionale Cooperatives d'E   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cow behaviour; Dairy cows; Oestrus behaviour; Video observation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CATTLE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3042845802     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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