Preference for pasture versus freestall housing by dairy cattle when stall availability indoors is reduced

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6409-6415

  Falk, A C ^a,b   Weary, D M ^a   Winckler, C ^b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Motivation; Outdoor access; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLIMATE; EATING; FEMALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CLIMATE; EATING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84867745212     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5208     Document Type: Article

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