Acoustic monitoring of chewing and intake of fresh and dry forages in steers

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 14-30

  Galli, J R ^a   Cangiano, C A ^b   Demment, M W ^c   Laca, E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Acoustic telemetry; Alfalfa; Chewing; Ingestive behaviour; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33646129670     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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