Comparison of behavioral to physiological response of cows exposed to electric shock

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 507-512

  Reinemann, Douglas J ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a   Rasmussen, M D ^b   Sheffield, L G ^a   LeMire, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dairy cow; Electric shock; Stray voltage

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD CORTISOLS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

CATTLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038269688     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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