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. 2018 Dec 31;13(12):e0209817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209817

Table 2. Factors of stockpersons´ attitudes towards cows created from questionnaires by means of PCA.

Factors included items no. of items
moveFORCE agreement on forcing, punishing behaviour when moving cows (e.g. use of stick, cows must not pause) 10
moveMILD agreement on patience when moving the cows (use of voice and hand) 3
milkFORCE agreement on punishment when a cow kicks during milking (e.g. shouting) 4
milkPOS agreement on talking calmly when a cow kicks during milking 4
importancePOS agreement on importance of positive human-animal contact (e.g. speaking to cows in the barn, stroking) 6
importanceCONTROL agreement on importance of contact to monitor cows (e.g. controls in the barn, observing cows) 5
contactVOL voluntary and tactile contact to cows is perceived as pleasant (e.g. stroking, tactile contact during milking) 5
contactNEED necessary contact to cows is perceived as pleasant (treatment of ill cows, assistance at calving) 2