Reliability of body condition scoring of sheep for cross-farm assessments

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 156-162

  Phythian, C J ^a,b   Hughes, D ^a   Michalopoulou, E ^a   Cripps, P J ^a   Duncan, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body condition; Reliability; Scoring; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84859947027     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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