Short communication: Decrease in rumination time as an indicator of the onset of calving

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3120-3127

  Buchel S ^a   Sundrum, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth; Feeding behavior; Management support; Measurement system

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; BIRTH; BOVINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899101423     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7613     Document Type: Article

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