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J. Troxler is a leading researcher in the field of animal welfare and dairy science, with a particular focus on the behavioral and physiological impacts of automated milking systems. Their work has been instrumental in understanding how the transition from conventional herringbone parlors to robotic milking units affects dairy cows. Troxler’s most cited study, "Milking of Brown Swiss and Austrian Simmental cows in a herringbone parlour or an automatic milking unit" (2004, 42 citations), provides foundational insights into the comparative efficiency and animal response to these technologies. Expanding on this, they explored the intricate relationships between time budgets, social rank, and stress indicators, as seen in their 2009 paper (24 citations) on adrenocortical activity and time budgets in robotic systems. A notable achievement is their detailed investigation of how dominance values and cortisol metabolite concentrations interact with milking system design, offering critical data for optimizing cow welfare in modern dairy operations. Troxler’s research bridges ethology and practical farming, making significant contributions to the humane and efficient management of dairy cattle.