Effects of continuous versus periodic milk availability on behavior and performance of dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2126-2131

  Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Wolf, F ^b   Hotzel M ^b   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Milk intake; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MILK; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33747622775     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72283-4     Document Type: Article

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