Can stealing cows distort the results of feeding trials? An experiment for quantification and prevention of stealing feed by dairy cows from roughage intake control feeders

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 159, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Ruuska, Salla ^a   Hämäläinen, Wilhelmiina ^a   Sairanen, Auvo ^b   Juutinen, Elina ^b   Tuomisto, Leena ^b   Järvinen, Mikko ^b   Mononen, Jaakko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Displacement behaviour; Feeding behaviour; Roughage intake control feeder; Stealing

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 85027952740     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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