Road transport of farm animals: Effects of journey duration on animal welfare

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-427

  Nielsen, B L ^a   Dybkjr, L ^a   Herskin, M S ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

farm animal welfare; journey time; transport duration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 79952899932     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001989     Document Type: Article

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