Links between ruminants food preference and their welfare

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1240-1247

  Villalba, J J ^a   Provenza, F D ^a   Manteca, X ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary School of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

early experience; food selection; foraging; nutrients; well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 77954533700     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000467     Document Type: Article

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