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. 2006 Jun 6;4(6):366. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2006.366

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on a request from the Commission related with the risks of poor welfare in intensive calf farming systems

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare ; Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on a request from the Commission related with the risks of poor welfare in intensive calf farming systems. The EFSA Journal (2006), 4(6):366, 1–180 doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2006.366

Panel members: Bo Algers, Harry J. Blokhuis, Donald M. Broom, Ilaria Capua, Stefano Cinotti, Michael Gunn, Jörg Hartung, Per Have, Xavier Manteca Vilanova, David B. Morton, Michel Pépin, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Ronald J. Roberts, José Manuel Sánchez Vizcaino, Alejandro Schudel, J. Michael Sharp, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Philippe Vannier, Marina Verga, Martin Wierup, Marion Wooldridge.

Adoption date: 24 May 2006

Published date: 6 June 2006

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2005‐014

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