Behavioural patterns of heifers under intensive and extensive continuous grazing on species-rich pasture in the Czech Republic

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Hejcmanová, Pavla ^a   Stejskalová, Michaela ^a   Pavlů, Vilém ^a,b   Hejcman, Michal ^a,b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cattle; Forage availability; Ingestive behaviour; Semi natural grassland; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; FORAGE; GRAZING; PASTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCKING DENSITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 60449120483     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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