Limit feeding total mixed rations exacerbates intersucking in year-old dairy heifers

ABSTRACT: Limit feeding is a practice that is used to improve feed efficiency and control growth in dairy heifers, but also has negative consequences associated with hunger and restriction of feeding behavior. One such consequence could be intersucking (i.e., the licking or sucking of another animal...

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Main Authors: Harman B. Goeller, Blair C. Downey, Cassandra B. Tucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223005805