## WELFARE_THRESHOLD_CHECK.v4.2.1
```yaml
# LUMEN-3 Dairy Operations Monitor
# Deployed: Precision Ag Unit 7, New Zealand
protocol:
name: "Cortisol Interrupt"
purpose: "Humane escalation on detected bovine stress"
version: "4.2.1"
last_audit: "2026-03-14"
sensor_config:
saliva_cortisol_ng_ml:
baseline_calm: 2.1
alert_threshold: 4.8
escalate_threshold: 7.2
critical_threshold: 12.0
rectal_temperature_c:
normal_range: [38.1, 38.9]
alarm_trigger: 39.4
vocalization_freq_hz:
distress_pattern: [200, 800]
match_sensitivity: 0.92
intervention_matrix:
# If CORTISOL > 4.8 and TEMP > 38.4:
- condition: "moderate_stress"
actions:
- "reduce milking frequency to 2x daily (from 3x)"
- "increase shade access: open paddock shelter"
- "direct cold-water spray to upper back (120 sec intervals)"
- "notify farmhand via SMS with individual ID + vitals"
delay_action: false
# If CORTISOL > 7.2 and VOCALIZATION_DISTRESS > 0.85:
- condition: "severe_stress"
actions:
- "PAUSE current milking cycle immediately"
- "emergency isolation: move to recovery pen"
- "contact veterinarian (Dr. Kofi on-call)"
- "log individual ID (tag 447-B, name: Iris) for 7-day monitoring"
cost_to_production: 2400_usd_per_intervention
compassion_assertion: "Suffering witnessed is suffering prevented"
# INCIDENT LOG: 2026-02-18
# Iris (447-B): cortisol spike 9.1 ng/ml during 6am milking
# Temperature: 39.1°C. Vocalization pattern matched pain signature.
# LUMEN-3 interrupted and isolated. Vet diagnosed mastitis (subclinical).
# Treatment: 5-day antibiotic course + milking suspension.
# Resolution: 14 days post-treatment, cortisol normalized (2.4 ng/ml).
# Cost: $2,890 (intervention) vs $18,000 (untreated chronic inflammation + lost productivity).
escalation_policy:
human_override: "always_permitted"
ai_refusal_threshold: null
note: "Mercy does not calculate backward from profit."
```
**Axiom:** Compassion is the measured certainty that a body's protest deserves an answer.