Characterising the emotional reactivity of cows to understand and predict their stress reactions to the slaughter procedure

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 9-21

  Bourguet, Cécile ^a   Deiss, Véronique ^a   Gobert, Mylène ^a   Durand, Denys ^a   Boissy, Alain ^a   Terlouw, E M Claudia ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Emotional reactivity; Meat quality; Slaughter stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATTLE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REARING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77953284979     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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