Quantifying the impact of lameness on welfare and profitability of finisher pigs using expert opinions

Livestock Science

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-214

  Jensen, T B ^a   Kristensen, H H ^a   Toft, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Expert opinion; Lameness; Pig; Profitability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA HYOSYNOVIAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84867336632     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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