Different animal welfare orientations towards some key research areas of current relevance to pastoral dairy farming in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-36

  Webster, J R ^a   Schutz K E ^a   Sutherland, M A ^a   Stewart, M ^b   Mellor, D J ^c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b INTERAG   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

affective state; Animal welfare; biological functioning; dairy cattle; naturalness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINAE; DAIRYING; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 84920530869     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2014.958117     Document Type: Review

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