Individual animal variability in rumination, activity, and lying behavior during the periparturient period of dairy cattle

The aim of the current study was to determine individual animal variability in rumination, activity, and lying behavior during the periparturient period within the context of dairy cattle nutrition, social, and physical environment. Holstein animals (nulliparous = 77, parous = 219) from one sand-bed...

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Main Authors: Ahmadreza Mirzaei, Victoria R. Merenda, Luiz F. Ferraretto, Randy D. Shaver, Francisco Peñagaricano, Ricardo C. Chebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910223000212