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J. Anim Sci. 1969. 28:568-572.
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Activities of Lactating Beef Cows in Confinement1

L. M. Schake and J. K. Riggs

Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

Abstract

Mature lactating cows kept in confinement at three levels of feed intake were observed at five monthly intervals for 24 hours. Their behavior patterns differed markedly from those of range cows as previously reported and also varied significantly between feed intake levels and portion of day. Cows receiving the least feed (1.5% of bodyweight) spent the most time in nonproductive activities such as idling, licking and walking. Cows fed the highest level of feed intake (2.5% of bodyweight) were observed to eat, stand, ruminate and defecate most. Cows given an intermediate level of feed tended to be intermediate in nearly all criteria observed.

These confined cows walked only 610 m. per day, roughly one-tenth the distance recorded for range cows.

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1 Paper No. 5523, Technical Article Series of the Texas A&M University Agricultural Experiment Station.






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