Automated measurement of changes in feeding behavior of milk-fed calves associated with illness

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4549-4554

  Borderas, T F ^a,b,c   Rushen, J ^c   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   de Passille A M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^c SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic milk feeder; Calf; Feeding behavior; Health

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349286559     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2109     Document Type: Article

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