Dairy farmer attitudes and empathy toward animals are associated with animal welfare indicators

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2998-3006

  Kielland, C ^a   Skjerve, E ^a   Osteras O ^a   Zanella, A J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitude; Dairy cattle welfare; Empathy; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SKIN DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77953911228     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2899     Document Type: Article

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