Factors Affecting Grazing and Rumination Behaviours of Dairy Cows in a Pasture-Based System in New Zealand

Factors Affecting Grazing and Rumination Behaviours of Dairy Cows in a Pasture-Based System in New Zealand

This study investigated the variation in daily time spent grazing and rumination in spring-calved grazing dairy cows (n = 162) of three breeds, Holstein-Friesian (HFR), Jersey (JE), and KiwiCross (KC) with different breeding worth index, and in different years of lactation (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). The...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Wasim Iqbal, Ina Draganova, Patrick C. H. Morel, Stephen T. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
automatic behaviour monitoring
grazing behaviour
rumination behaviour
pasture-based system
individual animal data
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3323

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