Main critical factors affecting the welfare of beef cattle and veal calves raised under intensive rearing systems in Italy: A review;Principali punti critici per il benessere dei bovini da carne e dei vitelli a carne bianca in allevamento intensivo in Italia: Una Review

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 67-80

  Cozzi, Giulio ^a   Brscic, Marta ^a   Gottardo, Flaviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Beef cattle; Intensive farming; Italy; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70349970032     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s1.67     Document Type: Review

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