How to keep cows happy

(Springer) New research now shows that removing splashes of colors, shadows or water puddles from corrals, keeping noise levels down and not using dogs and electric prods can dramatically reduce the stress cattle experience. Maria L ú cia Pereira Lima of the Instituto de Zootecnia Sert ã ozinho in Brazil is the lead author of this study in Springer's journal Tropical Animal Health and Production.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 15, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news