Short communication: A comparison of cow cleanliness, fly population, and fly avoidance behaviors among docked, switch-trimmed, and switch-intact dairy cows in 3 commercial dairy herds

Tail docking is a controversial practice in the dairy industry. Proponents claim that tail docking keeps the udder cleaner, and therefore improves milk quality and decreases somatic cell count. Opponents of tail docking cite that it causes unnecessary pain, backed by multiple studies that demonstrat...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of dairy science 2019-02, Vol.102 (2), p.1584-1588
Hauptverfasser:	Frantz, L.M., Morabito, E.A., Dolecheck, K.A., Bewley, J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Avoidance Learning Cattle - physiology cow cleanliness Dairying - methods Diptera - physiology fly avoidance Hygiene Kentucky Population Density Tail - surgery tail docking tail trimming
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!