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Cow Lying Behaviour and Bedding Quality Changes during Five Weeks on a Stand-Off Pad

SIMPLE SUMMARY: New Zealand dairy farmers place cows in uncovered off-paddock facilities for a part (e.g., 18 h) of the day to reduce their impact on pasture during winter. Lying time is a key indicator of whether these hybrid pasture systems are meeting welfare requirements. While it is easy to mea...

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Autores principales: O’Connor, Cheryl, Dowling, Suzanne, Cave, Vanessa, Webster, Jim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6562826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31117240
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9050257