Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 1149-1158 , March 2007

Two- or Four-Hour Lying Deprivation on the Behavior of Lactating Dairy Cows

  • M.D. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • Moulton College, Northampton, UK
    • Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
  • ,
  • D.R. Arney

      Affiliations

    • Moulton College, Northampton, UK
  • ,
  • C.J.C. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Moulton College, Northampton, UK
    • Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
    • School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 6 March 2006 ,Accepted 27 October 2006.

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doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71601-6

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 1149-1158 , March 2007