The study of animal feeding behaviour is of interest to understand feeding, to investigate the
effect of treatments and conditions or to predict illness. This paper reviews the different steps …

Two intermingled hypothalamic neuron populations specified by expression of agouti-
related peptide (AGRP) or pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) positively and negatively influence …

Feeding behaviour--Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract--Metabolites and hormones--
Central nervous system and the special senses--Learning about food; conditioned …

Silages prepared from pure stands of ryegrass, alfalfa, white clover, and red clover over two
successive year were offered to lactating dairy cows in two feeding experiments …

Animal facilities are increasing in size, while the availability of skilled workers is decreasing,
thus, making it difficult for the farm laborers to ensure the health and well-being of all …

The aims of this study were to determine how measures of feeding, drinking, and standing
behavior change over the period around calving, to derive objective meal and drinking bout …

Food ingestion is one of the defining behaviours of all animals, but its quantification and
analysis remain challenging. This is especially the case for feeding behaviour in small …

The objectives of this study were to: 1) objectively define meal criteria (minimum interval
between meals) of free-stall housed cows fed via a feed alley, 2) determine which measures …

This paper highlights a number of issues associated with the use and interpretation of
feeding behaviour measures using examples from the literature on rats, cows and pigs. The …

An experiment was conducted to determine whether the susceptibility to ruminal acidosis, as
defined through differences in days in milk (DIM), milk production level, and ration …