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An examination of factors affecting the dirtiness of housed finishing beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.C. O'Hagan  and
R.W.J. Steen
J.C. O'Hagan
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
R.W.J. Steen
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
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Cattle presented for slaughter must now attain a very high level of cleanliness. The objective of this on farm study was to investigate the factors that affect the cleanliness of housed beef cattle in order to provide sound scientific information on the relative importance of these factors and to provide a basis for advice to the industry on producing cleaner cattle.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 125
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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