Consumers' attitudes about milk quality and fertilization methods in dairy cows in Germany

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 3162-3170

  Pieper, Laura ^a   Doherr, M G ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer attitude; Consumer knowledge; Milk quality; Reproductive technology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOOD QUALITY; GERMANY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MILK; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TASTE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOOD QUALITY; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MILK; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TASTE;

EID: 84957900696     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10169     Document Type: Article

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