Glossary: Rumination-cycles-or-events

Term:

Rumination cycles or events

Abbreviation:

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Definition:

A sequence of rhythmic chewing motions, starting with the regurgitation of a bolus and ending with the re-swallowing of that bolus (after Nørgaard, 2003; Schirmann et al., 2009) See below figure

Rumination cycles or events

Reference:

ICAR Guidelines

Guidelines for Dairy Cattle Milk Recording