Out-wintering pads for finishing beef cattle: Animal production and welfare

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 447-458

  Hickey, M C ^a   French, P ^a   Grant, J ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Beef cattle; Out wintering; Production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036898824     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053212     Document Type: Article

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