Forced traffic in automatic milking systems effectively reduces the need to get cows, but alters eating behavior and does not improve milk yield of dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1272-1280

  Bach, A ^a,b   Devant, M ^b   Igleasias, C ^c   Ferrer, A ^b  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Mejora Ganadera   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavior; Feeding; Management; Traffic

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SECRETION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MILK;

EID: 61449190859     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1443     Document Type: Article

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