A method for assessing work productivity and flexibility in livestock farms

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 852-862

  Hostiou, N ^a   Dedieu, B ^a  

^a UMR Territoires   (France)

Author keywords

assessment; labour; livestock farming systems; sustainability; work organization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY; FRANCE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIVESTOCK; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84859300122     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111002084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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