Effect of human-animal relationship and management on udder health in Swiss dairy herds
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Effect of human-animal relationship and management on udder health in Swiss dairy herds.
In a cross-sectional study, we investigated the effects of human-animal interactions and management factors on udder health in 46 Swiss dairy herds living in loose-housing systems on farms that participated in the Swiss dairy farm network "pro-Q." The human-animal relationship was measured by observing milkers' behavior, cows' behavior during milking, and cows' avoidance distance in the barn. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4048