The effect of management system on mortality and other welfare indicators in Pennsylvania dairy herds

Animal Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-158

  Dechow, C D ^a   Smith, E A ^a   Goodling, R C ^b  

^a 324 Henning Building ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Culling; Dairy cattle; Housing; Management; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COW; HERD; LACTATION; MILK; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PASTURE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 79955377099     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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