Branding Practices on Four Dairies in Kantale, Sri Lanka

Hot-iron branding is illegal in Sri Lanka, but is still commonly used to identify dairy herds in extensive farming systems, which are primarily located in the country’s Dry Zone. Despite the negative welfare implications of this practice, there is no written documentation of branding in th...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. J. Adcock, Cassandra B. Tucker, Gayani Weerasinghe, Eranda Rajapaksha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/8/8/137