Computer-controlled milk replacer feeding strategies for group-reared dairy calves

Livestock Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 302-306

  Huuskonen, Arto ^a   Khalili, Hannele ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computer controlled feeding; Dairy calves; Feed intake; Growth; Weaning

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 37549040607     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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