Positive attitudes, positive outcomes: The relationship between farmer attitudes, management behaviour and sheep welfare.

This study examined the relationships between the attitudes and the management behaviour of the farmer and the on-farm welfare of their ewes. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating these relationships in extensive sheep farming systems. Thirty-two sheep farmers and 6200 ewes were sa...

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Main Authors: Carolina A Munoz, Grahame J Coleman, Paul H Hemsworth, Angus J D Campbell, Rebecca E Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220455