Technical note: Evaluation of a system for monitoring rumination in heifers and calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 426-430

  Burfeind, O ^a,b   Schirmann, K ^a,b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^b   Veira, D M ^c   Weary, D M ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heifer calf; Rumen development; Rumination behavior; Validation

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RUMEN;

EID: 78650385298     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3239     Document Type: Article

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