The use of a multivariate analysis to study between-goat variability in feeding behavior and associated rumen pH patterns

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 842-852

  Desnoyers, M ^a,b   Giger Reverdin, S ^a,b   Sauvant, D ^a,b   Duvaux Ponter, C ^a,b  

^a Universite de Nantes   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Between animal variability; Dairy goat; Patterns of chewing behavior and rumen pH; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; MASTICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASE; TIME;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASTICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 78751699216     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3461     Document Type: Article

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