Influence of milk yield, stage of lactation, and body condition on dairy cattle lying behaviour measured using an automated activity monitoring sensor

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Bewley, Jeffrey M ^a,f   Boyce, Robert E ^b   Hockin, Jeremy ^c   Munksgaard, Lene ^d   Eicher, Susan D ^e   Einstein, Mark E ^a   Schutz, Michael M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IceRobotics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity monitor; Automatic recording; Lying behaviour; Precision Dairy Farming technology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MOVEMENT; PARITY; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; THINNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949906707     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029909990227     Document Type: Article

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