Improving dairy cow welfare

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 433-434

  Esslemont, Dick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 79956099457     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d2470     Document Type: Note

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