Positive indicators of cattle welfare and their applicability to on-farm protocols

Most of the research on animal welfare has focused on the negative aspects of the matter including an array of stress categories, whereas little has been done about the positive states of well being. The present study aims to describe indicators of positive animal welfare suitable for on-farm assess...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe De Rosa, Fernando Grasso, Ute Knierim, Fabio Napolitano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/72