Effects of an intensive experimental protocol on health, fertility, and production in transition dairy cows

ABSTRACT: Animal experimentation is required to investigate complex physiological relationships and facilitates development of evidence-based knowledge. However, experimental protocols can interfere with the daily routine of the animals, result in stress and pain, and have adverse effects on health...

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Main Authors: Teja Snedec, Lilli Bittner-Schwerda, Fanny Rachidi, Kirsten Theinert, Fabian Pietsch, Joachim Spilke, Walter Baumgartner, Gerd Möbius, Alexander Starke, Melanie Schären-Bannert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222002417