Preference of dairy cows: Indoor cubicle housing with access to a total mixed ration vs. access to pasture

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Charlton, Gemma L ^a,b   Rutter, Steven Mark ^a   East, Martyn ^b   Sinclair, Liam A ^b  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Reaseheath College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy cow; Housing; Preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BODY CONDITION; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GRASS; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PASTURE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78951473299     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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