An on-farm investigation of beef suckler herds using an animal welfare index (AWI)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Beef suckler farms (194 farms throughout 13 counties) were assessed once with housed cattle and once with cattle at grass using an animal welfare index (AWI). Twenty-three of the 194 farms were revisited a year later and re-evaluated...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Veissier Isabelle, Crowe Mark A, Prendiville Daniel J, Mazurek Mickael, Earley Bernadette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/6/55