Relationship between quality of facilities, animal-based welfare indicators and measures of reproductive and productive performances on dairy farms in the northwest of Spain

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of facility comfort level on animal-based welfare indicators as well as on productive and reproductive parameters of 187 dairy farms in the northwest of Spain. Fifty-eight facility-based parameters, which included both housing facilities and ma...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Animal Science
Main Authors:	Sonia Verdes, Yolanda Trillo, Ana I. Peña, Pedro G. Herradón, Juan J. Becerra, Luis A. Quintela
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Subjects:	dairy cattle cow comfort body condition score hygiene score lameness score
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2020.1743784