Medium-term effects of repeated exposure to stray voltage on activity, stress physiology, and milk production and composition in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3542-3552

  Rigalma, K ^a   Duvaux Ponter, C ^a,b   Barrier, A ^a   Charles, C ^a   Ponter, A A ^c,d   Deschamps, F ^e   Roussel, S ^a,b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^e Réseau de Transport D'Électricité RTE   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Dairy cow; Stray voltage; Unpredictability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BOVINAE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; MILK; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955022929     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2903     Document Type: Article

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