The use of in-depth interviews to understand the process of treating lame dairy cows from the farmers' perspective

Animal Welfare

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-165

  Horseman, S V ^a   Roe, E J ^b   Huxley, J N ^c   Bell, N J ^d   Mason, C S ^e   Whay, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy cattle; Farmer; Lameness; Qualitative; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DAIRY CATTLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84899407715     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.23.2.157     Document Type: Article

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