Culling Decisions and Dairy Cattle Welfare During Transport to Slaughter in the United States

Nearly a third of dairy cows are removed from herds annually in the United States. Our objective is to describe what is known about the process of sending a dairy cow to slaughter in the United States including our perspectives about her fitness for transport, her condition upon arrival at the slaug...

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Main Authors: Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Jennifer Walker, Cassandra B. Tucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00343/full