Relationships between building design, management system and dairy cow welfare

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-552

  Bowell, V A ^a   Rennie, L J ^a   Tierney, G ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a   Haskell, M J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy cow; Housing; Lameness; Management; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; GRAZING; HERD; LACTATION; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; STRAW; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0242575190     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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