A survey of management practices that influence production and welfare of dairy cattle on family farms in southern Brazil

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 307-317

  Costa, J H C ^a   Hotzel M J ^a   Longo, C ^a   Balcao L F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal well being; Farmer perception; Production system; Stockmanship

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84871614425     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5906     Document Type: Article

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