Effect of the RSPCA Freedom Food scheme on the welfare of dairy cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Main, D C J ^a   Whay, H R ^a   Green, L E ^b   Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DAIRY CATTLE; DATA ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MASTITIS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042007979     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.8.227     Document Type: Article

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