The correlation of Qualitative Behavior Assessments with Welfare Quality® protocol outcomes in on-farm welfare assessment of dairy cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-17

  Andreasen, S N ^a   Wemelsfelder, F ^b   Sandoe P ^a   Forkman, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Qualitative Behavior Assessment; Welfare assessment; Welfare Quality protocol

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84872275395     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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