Transport of extensively farmed animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-94

  Manteca, X ^a   Ruiz De La Torre, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extensive systems; Stress; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030220101     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00671-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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