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Evaluation of the effects of training methodologies, motivational influences and staff and enterprise development initiatives for livestock industry workers in Scotland, Greece, Spain, Italy and Norway on livestock performance and indices of animal welfare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

P. R. English ,
O. McPherson ,
S. G. Deligeorgis ,
J. M. Vidal ,
C. Tarocco ,
F. Bertaccini  and
H. Sterten
P. R. English
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, MacRobert Building, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5UA
O. McPherson
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, MacRobert Building, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5UA
S. G. Deligeorgis
Affiliation:
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
J. M. Vidal
Affiliation:
Inatega SA, Leon, Spain
C. Tarocco
Affiliation:
University of Bologna, Italy
F. Bertaccini
Affiliation:
University of Bologna, Italy
H. Sterten
Affiliation:
Felleskjopet Forutvikling, Trondheim, Norway

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 23: Farm animal welfare — who writes the rulse? , January 1999 , pp. 137 - 143
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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