Welfare of livestock: How to define and evaluate?;Le bien-être des animaux d'élevage : Comment peut-on le définir et l'évaluer?

Point Veterinaire

Volumn 31, Issue 205, 2000, Pages 117-124

  Veissier, I ^a   Boissy, A ^a   Capdeville, J ^b   Sarignac, C ^c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c Institut de l' levage   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Cattle; Health; Livestock; Production animals; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644435238     PISSN: 03354997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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