Stall Usage Differences of Thirteen Different Freestall Base Types

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 470-482

  Fulwider, W K ^a   Palmer, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow Preference; Freestall Base; Stall Use; Stocking Density

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008185387     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31351-6     Document Type: Article

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