Relationships among lying and standing behaviour, body condition score and milk production in primiparous cows

The aim of this study was to examine the time budgets of 20 lactating primiparous Italian Holstein cows and to determine the relationships between lying and standing behaviour, milk production and Body Condition Score in the first stage of lactation. Parturition period ranged from 15 September to 31...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Mattachini, Alberto Tamburini, Maddalena Zucali, Luciana Bava, Elisabetta Riva, Giorgio Provolo, Anna Sandrucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2020.1793695