Layouts for small freestall dairy barns: Effect on milk yield for cows in different parities

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1256-1264

  Naess G ^a,b   Boe K E ^a   Osteras O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Freestall housing; Lactation; Layout; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

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EID: 79951695856     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3422     Document Type: Article

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