Why do we care about rumination? - Progressive Dairy
2019-2-19 · Cows have reduced rumination time when under acute or chronic stress. Rumination time responds to stressors 12 to 48 hours sooner than traditional measures, such as elevated body temperature, depressed feed intake and decreased milk yield. Cows prefer to ruminate while lying down: Greater than 90 percent of rumination occurs in stalls.
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