▁with ▁a ▁novel ▁food ▁item . ▁ ▁Str ess ▁has ▁extreme ▁negative ▁impact s ▁on ▁growth ▁and ▁reprodu ction ▁in ▁cattle , ▁as ▁the ▁p itu it ary - ad ren al ▁system ▁is ▁very ▁sensitive ▁to ▁different ▁environmental ▁stress ors ▁such ▁as ▁in ade qu ate ▁space , ▁feed , ▁poor ▁quality ▁housing , ▁new ▁objects ▁or ▁individuals , ▁or ▁new ▁living / h ous ing ▁system ▁ ▁P ain ▁induced ▁ag gression ▁ ▁P ain ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁an ▁effective ▁state ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁truly ▁measured ▁indirect ly ▁in ▁both ▁humans ▁and ▁animals , ▁that ▁mat ▁present ▁some ▁challeng es ▁in ▁decision ▁making ▁regarding ▁pain ▁management . ▁ ▁Many ▁things ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁pain ▁including ▁de hor ning , ▁tail ▁dock ing , ▁handling , ▁cas tr ating , ▁m ast itis , ▁l amen ess , ▁conf in ement , ▁transport ation ▁▁ ▁L amen ess ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁issue ▁seen ▁in ▁cattle , ▁and ▁may ▁occur ▁in ▁facilities ▁with ▁poor ▁management ▁and ▁housing ▁systems , ▁and ▁in ade qu ate ▁handling ▁skills . ▁It ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁issue ▁that ▁many ▁c ows ▁find ▁themselves ▁sp ending ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁lying ▁down , ▁instead ▁of ▁eng aging ▁in ▁both ▁ag gress ive ▁( head ▁but ting , ▁vocal izing , ▁pushing ) ▁and ▁non ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors ▁( lick ing , ▁walking ) ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pain . ▁ ▁Pre vent ions ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁such ▁as ▁low ▁stress ▁handling ▁( L SH )