The effects of lameness on social and individual behavior of dairy cows

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-201

  Galindo, Francisco ^a,b   Broom, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; HERD; LICKING; NONHUMAN; RECUMBENCY; SHORT SURVEY; STRAW; ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE;

BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

EID: 4444225045     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0503_03     Document Type: Article

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