National farm assurance scheme demonstrates welfare outcome improvements for sustainable intensification of dairy production

Animal welfare is a key pillar of sustainability in livestock farming but can be challenging to deliver improvements when productivity is high. In October 2013, the Red Tractor UK national dairy assurance scheme introduced welfare outcome monitoring on its 11,500 farms, covering 95% of UK milk produ...

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Main Authors: Siobhan Mullan, Philippa Wiltshire, Kate Cross, David CJ Main, Kate Still, Madeleine Crawley, Andrew W. Dowsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1957348