Dairy producer attitudes to pain in cattle in relation to disbudding calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6894-6903

  Wikman, I ^a   Hokkanen, A H ^a   Pastell, M ^a   Kauppinen, T ^a   Valros, A ^a   Hanninen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle welfare; Disbudding; Pain; Producer attitude

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HORN; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGERY; VETERINARY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HORNS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84886309559     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6128     Document Type: Article

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