Cubicle housing systems for cattle: Comfort of dairy cows depends on cubicle adjustment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3321-3337

  Veissier, I ^a   Capdeville, J ^b   Delval, E ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

Author keywords

Cubicles; Dairy Cows; Injuries; Lying Behavior; Milk; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 7244242523     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82113321x     Document Type: Review

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