Pain and discomfort caused by parturition in cows and sows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-251

  Mainau, Eva ^a   Manteca, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cows; Pain; Parturition; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855206602     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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