On-farm assessment of the effect of management and housing type on behaviour and welfare in dairy cattle

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 553-556

  Haskell, M J ^a   Rennie, L J ^a   Bowell, V A ^a   Wemelsfelder, F ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Dairy cows; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GRAZING; GROUPS BY AGE; LEG INJURY; MILK PRODUCTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0242490955     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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