Dairy cows trapped between performance demands and adaptability†

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1107-1114

  Knaus, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Concentrate feeding; Dairy cows; Evolutionary adaptation; Food balance; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 65649144711     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3575     Document Type: Article

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