Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2008

Effects of lighting conditions on the welfare of horses being loaded for transportation

  • Nicola Cross, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Nicola Cross, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
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  • Fraukje van Doorn, BVSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
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  • Caroline Versnel, BVSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
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  • Judy Cawdell-Smith, BVSc (Hons), DipVetClinStud

      Affiliations

    • School of Animal Studies, University of Queensland, Australia.
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  • Clive Phillips, MA, PhD, BSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia

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PII: S1558-7878(07)00177-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2007.07.005

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2008

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