Effects of two substrate types on the behaviour, cleanliness and thermoregulation of dairy calves

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Sutherland, Mhairi A ^a   Stewart, Mairi ^a   Schütz, Karin E ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Calves; Housing; Substrate; Thermoregulation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REARING; SUBSTRATE; THERMOREGULATION; WEIGHT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84880604909     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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