Correlations between the results of animal welfare assessments by the TGI 35 L Austrian animal needs index and health and behavioural parameters of cattle

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-578

  Offner, Elfriede ^a   Amon, T ^b   Lins, M ^b   Amon, B ^b  

^a Federal Research Institute for Agriculture in Alpine Regions   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

ANI; Animal welfare; Assessment system; Cattle; TGI; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CATTLE FARMING; CLIMATE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE NEED; INJURY; NONHUMAN; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0242575189     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600026208     Document Type: Article

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