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The performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle accommodated during the winter on different floor types

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D.E. Lowe ,
R.W.J. Steen  and
V.E. Beattie
D.E. Lowe
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, 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
V.E. Beattie
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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The effect of rearing or finishing beef cattle on fully slatted floors on their welfare has recently been questioned. The objective of this experiment was to examine the effects of using different types of floors in accommodation for beef cattle on their performance and behaviour.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 28
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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