Mountain pasturing of rearing stock reduces the culling risk as dairy cows

Alpine transhumance or droving livestock to mountainous areas during summer months is highly relevant for Austrian agriculture but also for other countries in Alpine regions. Access of rearing stock to mountain pastures is often claimed to be beneficial with respect to health and longevity, but the...

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Main Authors: B. Fuerst-Waltl, T. Aichhorn, C. Fuerst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118001465