Grazing behaviour of dairy cows on biodiverse mountain pastures is more influenced by slope than cow breed

The aim of this study was to determine how cows with different genetic merit behave and perform when grazing biodiverse and heterogeneous mountain pastures with different slopes. Three groups of 12 cows in late lactation, each composed of four Holstein, four Montbéliarde and four Valdostana Red Pied...

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Main Authors: M. Koczura, B. Martin, M. Bouchon, G. Turille, J. Berard, A. Farruggia, M. Kreuzer, M. Coppa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111900079X