Differences in Voluntary Cow Traffic between Holstein and Illawarra Breeds of Dairy Cattle in a Pasture-based Automatic Milking System |
Clark, C.E.F.
(Dairy Science Group, The University of Sydney)
Kwinten, N.B.P. (HAS den Bosch University) van Gastel, D.A.J.M. (HAS den Bosch University) Kerrisk, K.L. (Dairy Science Group, The University of Sydney) Lyons, N.A. (Dairy Science Group, The University of Sydney) Garcia, S.C. (Dairy Science Group, The University of Sydney) |
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