Navigating the iceberg: reducing the number of parameters within the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for dairy cows

The Welfare Quality® protocols provide a multidimensional assessment of welfare, which is lengthy, and hence limited in terms of practicality. The aim of this study was to investigate potential ‘iceberg indicators’ which could reliably predict the overall classification as a means of reducing the le...

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Main Authors: C.A.E. Heath, W.J. Browne, S. Mullan, D.C.J. Main
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002018