On-farm estimation of energy balance in dairy cows using only frequent body weight measurements and body condition score

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1784-1793

  Thorup, V M ^a   Edwards, D ^a   Friggens, N C ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight; Energy balance; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION;

EID: 84858976196     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4631     Document Type: Article

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