Effect of summer grazing on welfare of dairy cows reared in mountain tie-stall barns
Traditional mountain farms have an important economic, social and environmental role. The Alps management system for dairy cows consists of animals kept indoors from autumn to spring, mostly in tie-stalls, and moved to mountain pasture in summer. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of moun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-09-01
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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/709 |