Dairy cows value an open area for lying down.
As dairy cows are being housed for longer periods, with all-year-round housing growing in popularity, it is important to ensure housed environments are meeting the needs of cows. Dairy cows are motivated to access open lying areas, although previous motivation studies on this topic have confounded s...
Main Authors: | Laura Shewbridge Carter, Marie J Haskell, David Ball, Jenny Gibbons, W Edwin Harris, S Mark Rutter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268238 |
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