Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. The Health of Dairy Cows and Their StockpeoplePublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Sixth International Dairy Housing Conference Proceeding, 16-18 June 2007, (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Electronic Only) 701P0507e.(doi:10.13031/2013.22799)Authors: Christina Kolstrup, Jan Hultgren Keywords: Physical health, psychosocial health, farm workers, animal health, dairy cattle During the last decades, Swedish dairy farming has undergone considerable structural changes and technical development. Herds are decreasing in number and increasing in size, which influences the cows and their stockpeople in several ways. One interesting question emerges, whether health status in a dairy herd affects the stockmens physical and mental health. The purpose of the study was to investigate associations between the health of dairy cows and the health of their stockpeople. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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