Developing an Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Cows in Extensive Beef Cow–Calf Systems in New Zealand. Part 1: Assessing the Feasibility of Identified Animal Welfare Assessment Measures

Potential measures suitable for assessing welfare in pasture-based beef cow–calf systems in New Zealand were identified from Welfare Quality and UC Davis Cow-Calf protocols. These were trialled on a single farm and a potential protocol of 50 measures created. The aim of this study was to assess the...

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Main Authors: Y. Baby Kaurivi, Richard Laven, Rebecca Hickson, Tim Parkinson, Kevin Stafford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1597