Validation of a methodology for characterization of rumination, lying, standing, and performing non-nutritive oral behaviors and behavioral patterns in Holstein dairy calves

ABSTRACT: Calf behavior is closely related to its early growth, production performance, and health performance. Continuous behavior recording is the most accurate but also time-consuming method used for monitoring animal behaviors, so the instantaneous sampling method is often adopted to minimize th...

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Main Authors: Rong Peng, Jianxin Xiao, Tianyu Chen, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Hui Yang, Siyuan Zhang, Zhijun Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223004071