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