Short communication: Feed selection by dairy cows fed individually in a tie-stall or as a group in a free-stall barn

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2386-2389

  Leonardi, C ^a,b   Armentano, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feed selection; Free stall barn; Tie stall barn

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35748929653     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-537     Document Type: Article

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