Carnauba (copernicia prunifera) straw as an alternative bedding material for dairy cows housed in a Compost barn system

ABSTRACT The replacement of bedding in compost dairy barns (CB) comprises a recurrent management practice, but bedding materials are often not readily available in all regions and the choice of alternative materials is necessary. The objective was to evaluate the thermal attributes of carnauba straw...

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Published in:	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Main Authors:	L.C. Sampaio, M.S.M. Peixoto, J.A.D. Barbosa Filho, F.A. Damasceno, N.A.F. Machado, L.B.S. Costa, K.P.L. Oliveira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2021-12-01
Subjects:	dairy cow thermal comfort copernicia prunifera geostatistics
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352021000701361&tlng=en