Search Results - "Mentink, R L"

The effect of heat stress and lameness on time budgets of lactating dairy cows by Cook, N B, Mentink, R L, Bennett, T B, Burgi, K

“…Time budgets for 14 cows housed in a 3-row free-stall pen were obtained for 4 filming sessions timed to capture different climatic conditions, with a range in…”
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Utility of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict nutrient composition and in vitro digestibility of total mixed rations by Mentink, R L, Hoffman, P C, Bauman, L M

“…Total mixed ration (TMR) samples (n = 110) were analyzed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), soluble CP, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), NDF CP, starch,…”
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Comfort zone-design free stalls: do they influence the stall use behavior of lame cows? by Cook, N B, Marin, M J, Mentink, R L, Bennett, T B, Schaefer, M J

“…The behavior of 59 cows in 4 herds, each with Comfort Zone-design free stalls with dimensions suitable for 700-kg, mature Holstein dairy cows, was filmed for a…”
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Short communication: Feed bunk utilization in dairy cows housed in pens with either two or three rows of free stalls by Mentink, R L, Cook, N B

“…The goal of this observational study was to determine whether there were significant differences in feed bunk utilization patterns of dairy cows in free-stall…”
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