Overnight access to pasture does not reduce milk production or feed intake in dairy cattle

Livestock Science

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 104-110

  Chapinal, N ^a   Goldhawk, C ^a   de Passille A M ^b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Rushen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lameness; Lying behavior; Milk production; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 77649271415     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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