The effects of restricted feed access and social rank on feeding behavior, ruminating and intake for cows managed in automated milking systems

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-21

  Melin, Marlin ^a   Pettersson, G ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, K ^a   Wiktorsson, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Chewing; Cow traffic; Feed intake

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MILK;

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EID: 34548437917     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.09.026     Document Type: Article

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