Dairy cow behavior affects the availability of an automatic milking system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2186-2194

  Jacobs, J A ^a   Ananyeva, K ^a   Siegford, J M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cow traffic; Robotic milking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858959667     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4749     Document Type: Article

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