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. 2022 Jun 30;9:885973. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.885973

Table 3.

WtC design opportunities matrix used to identify opportunities for enabling cows' self-grooming behaviors.

Mental wellbeing
Nutrition Environment Health Behavior
Choice Choice of objects and surfaces to interact with in the environment A choice of ways to meet grooming and scratching needs Ability to choose between grooming-related behaviors
Competence Control Agency over when and how to interact with different objects and surface Ability to groom and scratch at will, e.g., in response to
itches or for stress reduction
Freedom to perform grooming and scratching behaviors at any time
Variety Wider variety of grooming related objects and surfaces Ability to groom all parts of the body Allow for greater variety of grooming/ scratching behavior. Allow for individual preferences
Complexity

Bold border indicates opportunities identified as high priority for animal welfare.