Ranking experts' preferences regarding measures and methods of assessment of welfare in dairy herds using Adaptive Conjoint Analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3420-3427

  Lievaart, J J ^a,d   Noordhuizen, J P T M ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VACQA International Consultancy   (Portugal)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive conjoint analysis; Assessment; Dairy herd; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EUROPE; EXPERT WITNESS; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EUROPE; EXPERT TESTIMONY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79959333236     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3954     Document Type: Article

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