A comparison of daily total locomotor activity between the lactation and the dry period in dairy cattle

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-293

  Piccione, G ^a   Giannetto, C ^a   Schembari, A ^a   Gianesella, M ^b   Morgante, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily rhythms; Dairy cattle; Farming conditions; Total locomotor activity

Indexed keywords

ACROPHASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATTLE FARMING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FARMING SYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRAZING; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPHASE; SCOTOPHASE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAIRYING; FEMALE; ITALY; LACTATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 80052093838     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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