The influence of social networks on welfare and productivity in dairy cattle
Cattle are gregarious animals that form stable social groups based on affiliative and dominance relationships. However the husbandry practices of the modern dairy industry typically do not take social relationships into consideration, despite a growing body of evidence demonstrating important effect...
Main Author: | Boyland, Natasha Karissa |
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Other Authors: | Croft, Darren Paul |
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University of Exeter
2015
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679530 |
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