Main causes of poor welfare in intensively reared dairy cows;Principali cause di scarso benessere nell'allevamento intensivo della vacca da latte

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 45-66

  Abeni, Fabio ^a   Bertoni, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Housing; Management; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70349962997     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s1.45     Document Type: Review

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