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It is warm outside today: How temperature affects dairy cows’ willingness to be on pasture

P. P. NielsenDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. WredleDepartment of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5252-9024
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Pages 215-220 | Received 06 Feb 2017, Accepted 12 Jun 2017, Published online: 07 Jul 2017

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