Short communication: Rising and lying behavior of heifers before and after alimentary oligofructose overload

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 617-620

  Niss, D B ^a   Herskin, M S ^a   Danscher, A M ^b   Thoefner, M B ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lameness; Oligofructose; Rising behavior; Ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 59349113166     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1150     Document Type: Article

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