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Reconstruction and Validation of the Integrated Diagnostic SystEm for DAiry Cow WeLfare (IDEAL) to Assess Real-time Animal Well-being on Confined and Grazing Dairy Farms

Creator:

Krueger, Angela K.

Abstract:

Animal welfare is an essential component of agricultural production and animal use in teaching and research. However, defining animal welfare is intrinsically difficult because of how history and societal values and perceptions have shaped the term. Animal welfare encompasses three main ideas: physical well-being, normal affective/emotional states, and the ability...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

I would first like to thank my two major professors Dr. Massimo Bionaz and Dr. Jenifer Cruickshank