Associations of Grazing and Rumination Behaviours with Performance Parameters in Spring-Calving Dairy Cows in a Pasture-Based Grazing System
Muhammad Wasim Iqbal, Ina Draganova, Patrick Charles Henry Morel, Stephen Todd Morris · 2023
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Muhammad Wasim Iqbal and co-authors report a 2023 study of how grazing and cud-chewing time links to milk output in pasture dairy cows. Automated collars tracked 162 spring-calving cows, across three breeds, through whole lactation seasons over three years. The cows grazed ryegrass and clover pasture with some extra feed in summer and autumn, under once-a-day milking.
More grazing time came with more milk, fat, and solids, though with lower live weight. Rumination time linked even more strongly to milk yield and its parts. Collar data of this kind, the authors argue, can flag cows that convert pasture well and guide breeding and feeding calls on pasture farms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Muhammad Wasim Iqbal, Ina Draganova, Patrick Charles Henry Morel, Stephen Todd Morris |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |