Livestock vehicle accidents in Spain: Causes, consequences, and effects on animal welfare

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-123

  Miranda de la Lama, Genaro C ^a   Sepúlveda, Wilmer S ^a   Villarroel, Morris ^b   María, Gustavo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DRIVER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POULTRY; SHEEP; SPAIN; SWINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POULTRY; SHEEP; SPAIN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953226288     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2011.551622     Document Type: Article

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