Effects of temporal restriction in availability of the total mixed ration on feeding and competitive behavior in lactating dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 282-286

  Chapinal, N ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Rushen, J ^b   de Passille A M ^b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Feeding behavior; Pasture; Social behavior; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 79953053429     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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