Investigating the value dairy farmers place on a reduction of lameness in their herds using a willingness to pay approach

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-75

  Bennett, R M ^a   Barker, Z E ^b   Main, D C J ^b   Whay, H R ^b   Leach, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Farmers; Lameness; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOLOGY;

BOS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84892996723     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.068     Document Type: Article

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