The impact of gentle contacts on ease of handling, welfare, and growth of calves and on quality of veal meat

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1219-1226

  Lensink, B J ^a   Fernandez, X ^b   Boivin, X ^a   Pradel, P ^b   Le Neindre, P ^a   Veissier, I ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behavior; Calves; Handling; Meat Quality; Veal

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STRESS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GLYCOGEN; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 0034185374     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7851219x     Document Type: Article

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