Effects of different systems of feeding supplements on time budgets of cows grazing restricted pasture allowances

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 13-20

  Hetti Arachchige, Anoma D ^a   Fisher, Andrew D ^a   Auldist, Martin J ^b   Wales, William J ^b   Jongman, Ellen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cow welfare; Dairy cows; Feed pad; Partial mixed ration; Supplements; Time budget

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DRY MATTER; FEEDING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRAZING; PASTURE; SILAGE; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS; FRIESIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84884353605     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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