Fecal Cortisol Metabolites in Dairy Cows: A Cross-Sectional Exploration of Associations with Animal, Stockperson, and Farm Characteristics

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dairy cows are exposed to various potentially stressful situations in the daily farm routine, which might considerably impair their welfare and performance. On 25 German organic dairy farms, we explored associations of cows’ physiological stress levels by means of cortisol metabolite...

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Autores principales: Ebinghaus, Asja, Knierim, Ute, Simantke, Christel, Palme, Rupert, Ivemeyer, Silvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33019694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101787

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33019694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101787

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