Short-term increases in stocking density affect the lying and social behavior, but not the productivity, of lactating Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4298-4308

  Krawczel, P D ^a,b   Klaiber, L B ^a   Butzler, R E ^a   Klaiber, L M ^a   Dann, H M ^a   Mooney, C S ^a   Grant, R J ^a  

^a William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dairy cow; Productivity; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION (PROCESS); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; MILK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84864067799     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4687     Document Type: Article

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