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Cows' eyes betray stress

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The whites of a cow's eyes could be a measure of its welfare.

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  1. Sandem, A.I., Braastad, B.O. & Boe, K.E. Eye white may indicate emotional state on a frustration-contentedness axis in dairy cows. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 79, 1 - 10, (2002).

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Westney, C. Cows' eyes betray stress. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020923-16

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