Restricting daily time at pasture at low and high pasture allowance: Effects on pasture intake and behavioral adaptation of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3331-3340

  Perez Ramirez E ^a,b,c   Peyraud, J L ^a,b   Delagarde, R ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grazing behavior; Pasture intake; Time at pasture

Indexed keywords

BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 68149107509     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1951     Document Type: Article

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