Cortisol in Manure from Cattle Enclosed with Nofence Virtual Fencing
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To increase the efficiency and geographic expansion of nature conservation, large grazers have recently been used, either in the form of wild hoof-bearing animals or as domesticated ruminants including cattle. Using physical fencing limits migrating wildlife, while virtual fences encourage the animals to stay in the desired area without physical restrictions on wild animals. However, virtual fences raise ethical questions regarding the electric impulses emitted by the collar and stress in the fenced animals. Here, we tested if keeping twelve Angus cows (Bos Taurus) in a virtual fencing (Nofence
Original language | English |
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Article number | 3017 |
Journal | Animals |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 21 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 2076-2615 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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Funding Information:
This study was funded by the 15. Juni Fonden (J.nr. 2020-0667), Hedeselskabet and Markus Jebsens Natur Pulje.
- cattle, cortisol, manure, stress, virtual fencing
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