Differences in attitudes of farmers and veterinarians towards pain in dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-97

  Thomsen, Peter T ^a   Anneberg, Inger ^a   Herskin, Mette S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Farmer; Pain; Veterinarian

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FRACTURE; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LIMB PAIN; METRITIS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH PAIN; UVEITIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84868201087     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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