Artificial weaning of calves: Benefits and costs

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-251

  Reinhardt, Viktor ^a,b  

^a Animal Welfare Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; DAIRY CATTLE; FERTILITY; GROOMING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; WEANING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; SUCKLING;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; WEANING;

EID: 0036987929     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0503_11     Document Type: Note

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