Differences in Voluntary Cow Traffic between Holstein and Illawarra Breeds of Dairy Cattle in a Pasture-based Automatic Milking System

Automatic milking systems (AMS) rely upon voluntary cow traffic (the voluntary movement of cattle around a farm) for milk harvesting and feed consumption. Previous research on conventional milking systems has shown differences between dairy cow breeds for intake and milk production, however, the abi...

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Main Authors: C. E. F. Clark, N. B. P. Kwinten, D. A. J. M. van Gastel, K. L. Kerrisk, N. A. Lyons, S. C. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2014-04-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-27-4-587-19.pdf