Influence of space allowance and housing conditions on the welfare, immune response and production performance of dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-73

  Caroprese, Mariangela ^a   Annicchiarico, Giovanni ^b   Schena, Laura ^a   Muscio, Antonio ^a   Migliore, Raffaella ^b   Sevi, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Housing system; Immune response; Sheep; Space allowance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SECRETION; SHEEP; STANDARD;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LACTATION; MILK; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; POPULATION DENSITY; SHEEP;

EID: 61849134886     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029908003683     Document Type: Article

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