Effects of surface materials of self-draining beds on cattle behavior in a temperate climate

Objective The objective of the present experiment was to construct self-draining beds to keep surface bedding materials clean and dry for beef cattle comfort in a temperate climate. Methods In Experiment 1, a self-draining bed was covered with sand at depths of 10 cm (S-10a), 15 cm (S-15), and 20 cm...

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Main Authors: Ping Liu, Lulu Guo, Fulan Zhang, Lin Li, Huaming Mao, Zhaobing Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-11-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0941.pdf