Evaluation of welfare indicators for the social environment in cattle herds

Animal Welfare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-316

  Johannesson T ^a   Sorensen J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal density; Animal welfare; Pen changes; Regrouping; Space

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009846774     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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