The use of conjoint analysis to determine the importance of factors that affect on-farm welfare of the dairy cow

Animal Welfare

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-213

  Angus, L J ^a   Bowen, H ^a   Gill, L A S ^a   Knowles, T G ^a   Butterworth, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Conjoint analysis; Dairy cow; Five freedoms; On farm; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; FOOT; FORAGE; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23044449242     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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