Time-Consuming, but Necessary: A Wide Range of Measures Should Be Included in Welfare Assessments for Dairy Herds

Animal welfare assessments that measure welfare outcomes, including behavior and health, can be highly valid. However, the time and skill required are major barriers to their use. We explored whether feasibility of welfare outcome assessment for dairy herds may be improved by rationalizing the numbe...

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Main Authors: Sophie Collins, Charlotte C. Burn, Christopher M. Wathes, Jacqueline M. Cardwell, Yu-Mei Chang, Nicholas J. Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2021.703380/full