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Effect of floor type on the performance, physiological and behavioural responses of finishing beef steers

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to investigate the effect of bare concrete slats (Control), two types of mats [(Easyfix mats (mat 1) and Irish Custom Extruder mats (mat 2)] fitted on top of concrete slats, and wood-chip to simulate deep bedding (wood-chip placed on top of a plastic membrane over...

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Autores principales: Earley, Bernadette, McDonnell, Barry, O’Riordan, Edward G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26520781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-015-0162-7