Invited review: Ruminating conscientiously: Scientific and socio-ethical challenges for US dairy production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 539-546

  Croney, C C ^a   Anthony, R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Animal welfare; Assessment; Dairy cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; NUTRITION POLICY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78751692152     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3627     Document Type: Review

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