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