On the development of a monitoring scheme of buffalo welfare at farm level

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-125

  De Rosa, Giuseppe ^a   Napolitano, Fabio ^b   Grasso, Fernando ^a   Pacelli, Corrado ^b   Bordi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Monitoring system; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS;

EID: 33645705108     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.115     Document Type: Review

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