The effect of housing on the diurnal behavioural profile of beef heifers

The objectives were to determine 1. the behaviour of heifers at pasture or housed on slats, and 2. the effect of housing on behavioural adaptation when moved to pasture. Forty-five continental crossbred heifers were assigned to either housing on slats at 3 m2 head-1for 5 months (H), grazing for 5...

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Main Authors: Mary Clare Hickey, Padraig French, Aidan Moloney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2014-02-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/8161