Access to pasture for dairy cows: Responses from an online engagement

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5185-5192

  Schuppli, C A ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Grazing; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANADA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; LACTATION; MALE; METHODS; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908288441     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7725     Document Type: Article

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