Activity, oral behaviour and slaughter data as welfare indicators in veal calves: A comparison of three housing systems

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Bokkers, E A M ^a   Koene, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal needs index; Behaviour; Group housing; Individual housing; Peter's Farm ; Slaughter data; Veal calves; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 0012862844     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00175-7     Document Type: Article

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