Short communication: Breed differences affecting dairy cattle welfare in traditional alpine tie-stall husbandry systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2403-2407

  Mattiello, S ^a   Battini, M ^a   Andreoli, E ^a   Barbieri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine husbandry system; Animal welfare; Dairy cattle breed; Tie stall

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ITALY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 79955120350     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3606     Document Type: Article

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