Effect of time at pasture combined with restricted indoor feeding on production and behaviour in dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-448

  Kristensen, T ^a   Oudshoorn, F ^a   Munksgaardl , ^a   Soegaard K ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing system; Herbage intake; Nutrient load; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

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EID: 34247612808     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107694117     Document Type: Article

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