Pre-partum udder massaging as a means for reduction of fear in primiparous cows at milking

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 17-26

  Das, K S ^a,b   Das, N ^a,c  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Planning Commission India   (India)

Author keywords

Cattle massaging; Defaecation; Fear; Milk flow; Milk letdown; Temperament; Udder; Urination

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; MILK PRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4644311078     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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