Hair Cortisol in Sheltered Cows and Its Association with Other Welfare Indicators

India, the country with the largest population of dairy cows in the world, has a policy of retiring abandoned and non-lactating cows in shelters, but the level of provision for their welfare in these shelters is unclear. Cows in 54 shelters across India were assessed for historic evidence of physiol...

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Main Authors: Arvind Sharma, Govindhaswamy Umapathy, Vinod Kumar, Clive J. C. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/248