Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System
Automatic milking systems (AMS) are a low-labour alternative to conventional parlours, with previous studies demonstrating that cows vary in their ability to cope with the change to AMS. Cortisol expression can be combined with other measures to assess stress: saliva and hair have the advantage of r...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/4/589 |