Expert Consultation: Factors Influencing End-of-Life Decision-Making for Dairy Cattle Across the United States Supply Chain
Lily Edwards-Callaway, Brianna McBride, Erica Machuca, Lauren Dean, Kira Sayre, Catie Cramer, Noa Román-Muñiz, Kayleigh Keller, Lorann Stallones, Diego Manriquez · 2024
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Lily Edwards-Callaway and nine co-authors ask experts what shapes end-of-life choices for dairy cattle, in a 2024 study. Putting a cow down on the farm, culling it, or judging it fit for the truck all rest on hard calls. Twenty experts from across the United States supply chain took a survey with 17 open questions. Just over half were vets, and the rest worked in other parts of the chain.
The team sorted the answers into twelve themes. Training and sound health care at the herd level ranked high, along with clear rules for when to act. Experts also named money, firm culture, personal beliefs, worker well-being, and buyer views as real forces. They asked for training that covers what happens to cattle after they leave the farm.
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| CREATOR | Lily Edwards-Callaway, Brianna McBride, Erica Machuca, Lauren Dean, Kira Sayre, Catie Cramer, Noa Román-Muñiz, Kayleigh Keller, Lorann Stallones, Diego Manriquez |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |