Quality of handling and holding yard environment, and beef cattle temperament: 2. Consequences for stress and productivity

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 28-38

  Petherick, J Carol ^a,b   Doogan, Vivienne J ^a,b   Venus, Bronwyn K ^a,b   Holroyd, Richard G ^a,b   Olsson, Peggy ^a,c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Toorak Research Station   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Handling; Production; Stress; Temperament; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANIMAL WELFARE; BLOOD; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; GRAZING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STEROID;

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EID: 67650732129     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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