Associations between response to handling and growth and meat quality in frequently handled Bos taurus beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4239-4248

  Turner, S P ^a   Navajas, E A ^a   Hyslop, J J ^a   Ross, D W ^a   Richardson, R I ^b   Prieto, N ^a,c   Bell, M ^a   Jack, M C ^a   Roehe, R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto de Ganadería de Montana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Docility; Growth; Handling; Meat quality; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; STANDARD; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 82155181663     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3790     Document Type: Article

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