Inter-observer and test-retest reliability of on-farm behavioural observations in veal calves

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-390

  Bokkers, E A M ^a   Leruste, H ^b   Heutinck, L F M ^a   Wolthuis Fillerup, M ^a   Van Der Werf, J T N ^a   Lensink, B J ^b   Van Reenen, C G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institut Superieur d'Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Behavioural response test; Monitoring; Reliability; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; CALF (BOVINE); CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING; JUMPING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; STRETCHING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VEAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70449637930     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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