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The effect of cow-calf separation in dairy cattle on animal behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

J. K. Margerison
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Food Studies, University of Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6NQ
C. J. C. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OES
T. R. Preston
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ho Chi Min, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam

Abstract

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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