Animal welfare implications of neonatal mortality and morbidity in farm animals

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-133

  Mellor, D J ^a   Stafford, K J ^b  

^a Animal Welfare Sci/Bioethics Centre   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare assessment; Breathlessness; Death; Hunger; Hypothermia; Morbidity sickness; Newborn; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BRAIN INJURY; BREEDING; CATTLE; DYSPNEA; DYSTOCIA; FRACTURE; HEAT LOSS; HUNGER; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIA; INFECTION; INJURY; LAMB; LIVER INJURY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STARVATION; SWINE; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4344607776     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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