Scientific Opinion on the use of animal-based measures to assess welfare of dairy cows

EFSA Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

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animal based measure; dairy cows welfare; welfare assessment

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EID: 85069748899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2554     Document Type: Article

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