A comparison of commonly used ear tags on the ear damage of sheep

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-151

  Edwards, D S ^a   Johnston, A M ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal identification; Animal welfare; Ear tags; Lesion score; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346511485     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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