Research Project Details

Improvement of milk yield, efficiency of milking and of dairy cattle welfare by reducing cows' stress at milking

Lay Title: Improving milking and welfare of dairy cattle by gentle handling.

Project Summary

Start Date: Oct-1996

Duration: 1 year.

Subjects: Animal comfort, Milk production, Antibiomicrobial resistance, Animal Welfare, Herd Management

Funding Groups
Primary Funding Group: Dairy Farmers of Canada - PESAC
Matching Funding Group: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Primary Funding Group: Dairy Farmers of Canada - PESAC
Matching Funding Group: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Researchers

Dr. Jeffrey P. Rushen
Lead Researcher, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Pacific Agri-Food Research - Agassiz Site
Dr. Anne Marie de Passill�
Collaborator 1, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Pacific Agri-Food Research - Agassiz Site

Documents

Title	Type	Technical Level
Domestic animals� fear of humans and its effect on their welfare.	Scientific	scientific
Fear of people by cows and effects on milk yield, behaviour and rate of heartbeats at milking.	Scientific	scientific
Human contact and the effects of acute stress on cows at milking.	Scientific	scientific

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