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Short communication: More Meals, Better Welfare? The Role of Automatic Feeding Systems in the Fattening of Limousin Heifers
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DOI:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2026.116830.png)
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• Automatic feeding increases the number of daily distributions of fresh diet • Automatic feeding reduced medical treatments, and rumen mucosa disorders • Animal welfare benefits promote the use of automatic feeding system in beef farms
Keywords:
ADG
average daily gain
AFS
automatic feeding system
BW
body weight
CFS
conventional feeding system
DMI
dry matter intake
FCR
feed conversion ratio
FS
feeding system
TMR
total mixed ration
Beef heifers
automatic feeding
growth performance
rumen health
animal welfare
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