Computer-controlled milk feeding of dairy calves: The effects of number of calves per feeder and number of milk portions on use of feeder and social behavior

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3428-3438

  Jensen, M B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calf; Feeding behavior; Feeding method; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 6944244418     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73478-5     Document Type: Article

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