Behavioural responses by dairy cows provided two hays of contrasting quality at dry-off

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 190-200

  Valizaheh, Reza ^a,c   Veira, Douglas M ^b   von Keyserlingk, Marina A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dairy cows; Diet quality; Dry off; Hunger; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HAY; HUNGER; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; VOCALIZATION;

BOS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 37349016634     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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