Effects of housing system on welfare and milk yield and quality of Girgentana goats

In the past years, in Sicily, goats of the Girgentana breed have decreased so drastically in number that they risked extinction. Among the causes, particular blame can be laid at the traditional housing system, in which the goats, after coming back from pasture, were tethered in individual wooden st...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Animal Science
Main Authors:	G. Leto, G. Russo, G. Brecchia, M. Alabiso, A. Bonanno, A. Di Grigoli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Subjects:	Girgentana goats, housing system, welfare, milk.
Online Access:	http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2146

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