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DairyTalk 699: Cortisol Alone Isn't Enough: Why Dairy Cow Stress Requires Multiple Indicators - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on a scientific review of non-invasive methods for measuring stress in dairy cattle. Heart rate variability, cortisol from different biological samples, infrared thermography, and AI-supported behavioral monitoring each capture different aspects and time scales of the stress response. The challenge is that no single indicator can reliably distinguish short-term stress, chronic pressure, and normal variation between individual cows. Combining physiological and behavioral information may therefore provide a more robust picture, particularly for challenges such as…
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