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dc.date.accessioned2020-11-11T15:20:19Z
dc.date.available2020-11-11T15:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-01
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202011102119
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11954
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kasselger
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectdairy cowseng
dc.subjectstresseng
dc.subjectcortisol metaboliteseng
dc.subjecthuman–animal relationshipeng
dc.subject.ddc590
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleFecal Cortisol Metabolites in Dairy Cows: A Cross-Sectional Exploration of Associations with Animal, Stockperson, and Farm Characteristicseng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractTo date, little is known about influences on cows’ physiological stress levels on farms. The present study explored associations of fecal cortisol metabolite concentrations (FCM) with (1) farm factors including human–animal contact, (2) cows’ fear behaviors towards humans, and (3) milk production and udder health, involving 25 dairy farms and repeated fecal samples (n = 2625) from 674 focal cows. Farm factors via interviews and observations, avoidance distance (AD) and qualitative behavior assessment (QBA) during a human–animal interaction were recorded. Milk yield and somatic cell scores (SCS) were calculated from milk recordings. Levels of FCMs were in general relatively low. No associations with AD and milk yield could be detected. Correlations between FCMs and QBA and SCS were significant, but on a low level. Against expectations, FCMs were higher, when the farm provided concentrates by hand and habituated heifers to milking, in part possibly due to reversed cause–effect relations. Decreased FCM levels were found on farms that did not separate diseased cows, possibly due to the avoidance of social stress following changes in group structure. Additionally, straw yards compared to raised cubicles and generous compared to suboptimal lying space were associated with decreased levels, underlining the importance of comfort around resting. Moreover, FCMs were decreased with increased human contact time per cow. The different associations detected in this study provide a basis for further experimental investigations that moreover might provide insights into causal relationships.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorEbinghaus, Asja
dcterms.creatorKnierim, Ute
dcterms.creatorSimantke, Christel
dcterms.creatorPalme, Rupert
dcterms.creatorIvemeyer, Silvia
dc.relation.doidoi:10.3390/ani10101787
dc.subject.swdMilchkuhger
dc.subject.swdStressger
dc.subject.swdMetabolitger
dc.subject.swdHydrocortisonger
dc.subject.swdTierger
dc.subject.swdMenschger
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifierEISSN 2076-2615
dcterms.source.issueIssue 10
dcterms.source.journalAnimals
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 10
kup.iskupfalse
dcterms.source.articlenumber1787


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