Qualitative assessment of dairy cattle welfare
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On-farm Animal Welfare Assessment and Welfare Improvement in Dairy Cattle
Animal welfare is of multi-dimensional nature, and its assessment should be based on a variety of measures. Traditionally, farm animal welfare assessment has focused on ‚inputs’ such as resources and management practices provided to the animals. Especially during the last decade, however, the use of animal-based ‚outcome’ measures has been advocated since they are considered to directly reflect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Animal Science
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1828-051X
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.278