Effects of mixing on drinking and competitive behavior of dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 229-233

  O'Driscoll, K ^a,b   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competition; Dairy calf; Milk feeding behavior; Regrouping

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844446014     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72087-2     Document Type: Article

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