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The effect of two traffic situations on the behavior and performance of cows in an automatic milking system
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ABSTRACT
Two cow traffic situations were tested sequentially in an automatic milking system (AMS) for effects on cow behavior, effective use of the barn, and milking capacity. The first situation was forced cow traffic: 63 cows had to pass through the AMS to go from the lying area to the feeding area. The second was semiforced cow traffic: 67 cows (60 cows from before) had free access to a forage feeding area at one end of the barn but could only access an area with concentrate feeders...
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The effect of two traffic situations on the behavior and performance of cows in an automatic milking system
Journal of Dairy Science
; ABSTRACT Two cow traffic situations were tested sequentially in an automatic milking system (AMS) for effects on cow behavior, effective use of the barn, and milking capacity. The first situation was forced cow traffic: 63 cows had to pass through the AMS to go from the lying area to the feeding
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LITTLE BOY FINDS DUCKS HE SEEKS WITH HELP FROM BOX OF CRACKERS.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot
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Deer kill zone
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; The March 29-30 article "Deep Trouble" tells us that deer throughout Maine are starving because of record snowfall. There isn't much we can do to control the weather but enforcement of cutting practices in known deer yards might prevent needless deer deaths. The article included a sidebar that
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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Joining forces for clean-up.(News)
Birmingham Mail (England)
; A MIDLAND council has joined forces with global charity Sikhcess to help with a community clean-up. More than 50 volunteers of all ages helped clear the pigeon feeding area in Smethwick High Street of litter, removed graffiti and gave the benches a new lick of paint. Shop owners on the High Street
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Joining forces for clean-up
Birmingham Mail
; A MIDLAND council has joined forces with global charity Sikhcess to help with a community clean-up. More than 50 volunteers of all ages helped clear the pigeon feeding area in Smethwick High Street of litter, removed graffiti and gave the benches a new lick of paint. Shop owners on the High Street
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Scouts dig deep ; DORRIDGE
Birmingham Mail
; YOUNGSTERS have been digging deep and helping spruce up a popular village park in time for Christmas. More than 40 children picked up forks and spades to plant hedgerows and trees and create a new bird feeding area in Dorridge Park. Members of Dorridge Methodist Cub Scouts and Canadian Beavers
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Comparison of Functional Aspects in Two Automatic Milking Systems and Auto-Tandem Milking Parlors
Journal of Dairy Science
; ABSTRACT Milk yield, milking frequency, intermilking interval, teat-cup attachment success rate, and length of the milking procedure are important functional aspects of automatic milking systems (AMS). In this study, these variables were compared for 2 different models of AMS (AMS-1, with free cow
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Feeding Patterns and Performance of Cows in Controlled Cow Traffic in Automatic Milking Systems
Journal of Dairy Science
; ABSTRACT Two groups of dairy cows monitored from 3 to 19 wk postpartum were subjected to 2 different cow traffic routines in an automatic milking system with control gates and an open waiting area. Using different time settings in the control gates, the groups of cows were separated by average
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Milk Cortisol Concentration in Automatic Milking Systems Compared with Auto-Tandem Milking Parlors
Journal of Dairy Science
; ABSTRACT Milk cortisol concentration was determined under routine management conditions on 4 farms with an auto-tandem milking parlor and 8 farms with 1 of 2 automatic milking systems (AMS). One of the AMS was a partially forced (AMSp) system, and the other was a free cow traffic (AMSf) system.
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 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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' A BIGGER HEALTH RISK THAN RATS' Councillor's 'cull pigeons' plea.(News)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
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