Milk meal pattern of dairy calves is affected by computer-controlled milk feeder set-up

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2906-2910

  Jensen, M B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calf; Computer controlled milk feeder; Meal pattern; Milk allowance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPUTER; DAIRYING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPUTERS; DAIRYING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 67649224509     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1748     Document Type: Article

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