Short communication: Usage of mechanical brushes by lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2241-2245

  DeVries, T J ^a   Vankova, M ^a   Veira, D M ^b   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grooming; Mechanical brush; Scratching

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 35748953104     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-648     Document Type: Article

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