Assessing the welfare of dairy calves: Outcome-based measures of calf health versus input-based measures of the use of risky management practices

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-86

  Vasseur, E ^a,b,c   Pellerin, D ^b   De Passille A M ^c   Winckler, C ^f   Lensink, B J ^d   Knierim, U ^e   Rushen, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d ISA Institut Supérieur d Agriculture Lille   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy calves; Health; Management; On farm assessment; Producers' attitude

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856400783     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812799129439     Document Type: Article

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