Infrared thermography as a non-invasive method for detecting fear-related responses of cattle to handling procedures

Animal Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Stewart, Mairi ^a   Schaefer, A L ^b   Haley, D B ^c   Colyn, J ^b   Cook, N J ^b   Stafford, K J ^d   Webster, J R ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Eye temperature; Fear; Handling; Infrared thermography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 56249104779     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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