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Mechanical/thermal sensitivity and superficial temperature in the stump of long-term tail-docked dairy cows

BACKGROUND: Tail docking of dairy cows is a painful procedure that affects animal welfare level. The aims of this study were first to evaluate the response to mechanical and thermal stimulation, and second to determine the superficial temperature of the stump of tail-docked dairy cows. METHODS: One...

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Autores principales: Troncoso, Renata J., Herzberg, Daniel E., Meneses, Constanza S., Müller, Heine Y., Werner, Marianne P., Bustamante, Hedie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30042886
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5213