Welfare assessment: correlations and integration between a Qualitative Behavioural Assessment and a clinical/ health protocol applied in veal calves farms
This study is aimed at finding correlations and possible integration among Qualitative Behavioural Assessment (QBA) and a specific protocol of clinical/health evaluation. Both welfare assessment methods were based on direct animal observation and were applied in 24 Italian veal calves farms at 3 wee...
Main Authors: | Cornelis G. Van Reenen, Giulio Cozzi, Elena Tessitore, Marta Brscic, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Flaviana Gottardo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/521 |
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