Effect of summer grazing on welfare of dairy cows reared in mountain tie-stall barns

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-312

  Corazzin, Mirco ^a   Piasentier, Edi ^a   Dovier, Simonetta ^a   Bovolenta, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy cow; Mountain farm; Mountain pasture; Tie stall

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78449288171     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e59     Document Type: Article

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