Management of dairy heifers: Can operant conditioning be an effective and feasible tool to decrease stress and ease animals' close contact and handling?

ABSTRACT: Besides health monitoring, a regular check of dairy heifers' growth rate is desirable, but it is rarely done because procedures that require restraint and handling can be associated with substantial stress for both animals and farmers. Inexperienced heifers, especially if they are hig...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	G. Marchesini, D. Fossaluzza, R. Palme, I. Andrighetto, L. Magrin, L. Serva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-07-01
Subjects:	cattle training negative reinforcement responsiveness to humans heart rate variability fecal cortisol metabolites
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030224004855