Comparison of energy expenditure, eating pattern and physical activity of grazing and zero-grazing dairy cows at different time points during lactation

Livestock Science

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-96

  Dohme Meier, F ^a   Kaufmann, L D ^a   Gors S ^b   Junghans, P ^b   Metges, C C ^b   Van Dorland, H A ^c   Bruckmaier, R M ^c   Munger A ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

13C bicarbonate dilution technique; Dairy cow; Energy expenditure; Grazing; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897697210     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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