Association of standing and lying behavior patterns and incidence of intramammary infection in dairy cows milked with an automatic milking system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3845-3855

  DeVries, T J ^a   Deming, J A ^a   Rodenburg, J ^b   Seguin, G ^c   Leslie, K E ^d   Barkema, H W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DairyLogix Consulting   (Canada)

^c Dairy Farmers of Ontario   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic milking system; Behavior; Dairy cow; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; POSTURE;

BOS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79960649336     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4032     Document Type: Article

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