Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small-scale farming systems

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

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animal based measures; dairy production; production diseases; small scale farming; welfare assessment

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EID: 85078373235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4137     Document Type: Article

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