Animal welfare and reproductive performance in two Piemontese housing systems

Tie-stall and loose housing are the main housing systems adopted in Piemontese cattle farms in Piedmont Region (North Western Italy). In this study, we used the ANI35/L2000 index to assess the cattle welfare in both types of housing systems, by studying 56 farms. Within each housing system, farms we...

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Main Authors: Lara Irico, Laura Tomassone, Giuseppe Martano, Flaviana Gottardo, Martina Tarantola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1369181