Short communication: Rumination and feeding behavior before and after calving in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7088-7092

  Schirmann, K ^a   Chapinal, N ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Vickers, L ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry matter intake; Holstein; Parturition; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PARTURITION; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886244677     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7023     Document Type: Article

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