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Review
. 2014 Feb:2:555-69.
doi: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022513-114242. Epub 2013 Sep 6.

The nexus of environmental quality and livestock welfare

Sara E Place  1 , Frank M Mitloehner
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The nexus of environmental quality and livestock welfare

Sara E Place et al. Annu Rev Anim Biosci. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

In recent years, the livestock production industry has been receiving pressure to assess and improve production practices in two seemingly unrelated areas: environmental quality and animal welfare. In this article, we argue that the nexus of these two areas of study should be a priority for future research and that the integration of these disciplines in research, extension, and education efforts has the potential to improve the sustainability of production livestock agriculture.

Keywords: air quality; animal well-being; climate change; stress; water quality.

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