Tail docking dairy cattle: Responses from an online engagement

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3831-3837

  Weary, D M ^a   Schuppli, C A ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Farmer attitude; Public engagement; Tail docking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TAIL;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80054723921     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3858     Document Type: Article

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