Human-animal interactions and safety during dairy cattle handling—Comparing moving cows to milking and hoof trimming
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Human-animal interactions and safety during dairy cattle handling--Comparing moving cows to milking and hoof trimming.
Cattle handling is a dangerous activity on dairy farms, and cows are a major cause of injuries to livestock handlers. Even if dairy cows are generally tranquil and docile, when situations occur that they perceive or remember as aversive, they may become agitated and hazardous to handle. This study aimed to compare human-animal interactions, cow behavior, and handler safety when moving cows to d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9210