Assessing the welfare challenges to out-wintered pregnant suckler cows

Out-wintering beef cows reduces annual housing costs and bedding requirements and there is less exposure to diseases associated with housing. However, to counter these benefits cows may be exposed to conditions that pose a significant challenge to welfare, and ways of assessing this are required. Tw...

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Main Authors: C.A. Morgan, K. McIlvaney, C.M. Dwyer, A.B. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004583