Welfare parameters in dairy cows reared in tie-stall and open-stall farming systems: pilot study
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Welfare assessment of dairy cows housed in a tie-stall system
Welfare assessment methods and techniques developed as a result of great interest of scientific and consumer populations regarding the welfare of animals housed in farms. In view of the fact that welfare by definition includes both physical and mental health, the welfare quality assessment includes an extensive number of measures. Welfare assessment was performed in two stables in which cows ar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2585-3724,1792-2720
DOI: 10.12681/jhvms.16430