Effects of pen floor on clinical and behavioural parameters of newly received beef cattle fattened under intensive rearing systems

The study compared clinical and behavioural parameters of newly received beef cattle after one month of housing, on two different types of floor (fully slatted vs. deep litter). The assessment was carried out on 14 batches of imported French bulls reared in an intensive farm. The slatted floor incre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giulio Cozzi, Luca Guzzo, Aziz Boukha, Elena Tessitore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/835