Suitability of feeding and chewing time for estimation of feed intake in dairy cows

Monitoring of feeding and rumination behaviour can provide useful information for dairy herd management. The feeding behaviour of dairy cows can be recorded by different techniques, such as video cameras, weighing troughs or chewing sensors. Among feeding characteristics, individual feed intake of c...

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Main Authors: C. Pahl, E. Hartung, A. Grothmann, K. Mahlkow-Nerge, A. Haeussermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115001366