Comparison of a Calan gate and a conventional feed barrier system for dairy cows: Feed intake and cow behaviour

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-156

  Ferris, C P ^a   Keady, T W J ^a,b   Gordon, F J ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calan gate; Dairy cows; Intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34548621362     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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