Effect of concrete slats, three mat types and out-wintering pads on performance and welfare of finishing beef steers

BACKGROUND: The objective was to investigate the effect of placing mats on concrete slatted floors on performance, behaviour, hoof condition, dirt scores, physiological and immunological variables of beef steers, and to compare responses with animals on out-wintering pads. Continental crossbred beef...

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Autores principales: Earley, Bernadette, McNamara, John D., Jerrams, Stephen J., O’Riordan, Edward G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-017-0302-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-017-0302-3

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