Welfare assessment: Correlations and integration between a Qualitative Behavioural Assessment and a clinical/ health protocol applied in veal calves farms

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 601-603

  Brscic, Marta ^a   Wemelsfelder, Francoise ^b   Tessitore, Elena ^a   Gottardo, Flaviana ^a   Cozzi, Giulio ^a   van Reenen, Cornelis G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Qualitative Behavioural Assessment; Veal Calves; Welfare Assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051563917     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.601     Document Type: Article

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