Short communication: Feed bunk utilization in dairy cows housed in pens with either two or three rows of free stalls

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-138

  Mentink, R L ^a   Cook, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feeding behavior; Pen design

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 30844437880     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72076-8     Document Type: Article

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