Implications of intensification of pastoral animal production on animal welfare

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 274-280

  Stafford, K J ^a   Gregory, N G ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dairy cattle; Intensification; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SECRETION; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WOOL;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57649114693     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36847     Document Type: Article

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