The effects of feeding frequency on waiting time, milking frequency, cubicle and feeding fence utilization for cows in an automatic milking system

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 158-165

  Oostra, H H ^a   Stefanowska, J ^b   Sallvik K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automatic milking system (AMS); Cow traffic; Cowshed utilization; Waiting area

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645006890     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700500488985     Document Type: Article

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