Dynamic performances of cattle transporting vehicle on Scandinavian roads and behavioural response of animals

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 114-120

  Wikner, I ^a,b   Gebresenbet, G ^a,b   Tolo, E ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Norwegian Meat Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Road condition; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY POSITION; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STRESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VELOCITY; VIBRATION; VIDEORECORDING; ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; NORWAY; SHEEP; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION; VIBRATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0038305707     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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