African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Dairy cow welfare assessment on Algerian farms

A. Benatallah
  • A. Benatallah
  • Higher National Veterinary School of Algiers, BP 161 Hacen Badi-El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria.
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F. Ghozlane
  • F. Ghozlane
  • Higher National Institute of Agronomy, BP 16200 Belfort- El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria.
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M. Marie
  • M. Marie
  • National Institute of Agronomic Research-ASTER-Mirecourt, 662 Av. Louis Buffet, Mirecourt, 88500, France
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  •  Received: 02 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 21 February 2015
  •  Published: 26 February 2015

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