機械ブラシ使用後の乾乳牛における血漿オキシトシン
Lena Skånberg1, Sigrid Agenäs1, Rupert Bruckmaier2
1Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
JDS communications
|January 30, 2026
まとめ
乳牛の機械ブラシ使用はオキシトシン(OT)レベルを増加させる可能性があり、特に若齢動物において鎮静効果を示唆する。手入れされた特定の体部位もこれらの生理学的反応に影響した。
科学分野:
- 動物福祉科学
- 乳牛生理学
- 行動内分泌学
背景:
- 機械ブラシは乳牛の飼育環境で一般的であり、福祉を向上させると推定されている。
- 機械ブラシによる自己手入れの生理学的影響はよく理解されていない。
- 哺乳類における穏やかな触覚刺激は、しばしば鎮静的なホルモン反応と相関する。
研究 の 目的:
- 機械ブラシの使用が乳牛の血漿オキシトシン(OT)レベルに及ぼす影響を調査すること。
- ブラッシングされた体部位とOTレベルの変化との関係を探ること。
- 自己手入れが肯定的な感情状態の生理学的指標を引き起こすかどうかを評価すること。
主な方法:
- 個別に機械ブラシを利用できる乾乳(泌乳していない)乳牛12頭を観察した。
- 各牛から3つの血液サンプルを採取した:ブラッシング前(ベースライン)とブラッシング後。
- ブラッシングに対する生理学的反応を評価するために血漿オキシトシン(OT)濃度を測定した。
主要な成果:
- 血漿OTレベルはブラシ使用後2分以内に増加したが、若齢牛(過去の分娩回数≤2回)でのみ見られた。
- 観察されたOT増加はわずかであったが、生物学的に有意である可能性があった。
- OTレベルの変化は、牛がブラッシングを選択した特定の体部位によって異なった。
結論:
- 機械ブラシの使用は、若齢乳牛において、わずかで、福祉を向上させる可能性のある生理学的反応(OT増加)を誘発することができる。
- 牛が手入れした特定の体部位は、オキシトシン反応に影響を与える関連要因である。
- 乳牛における機械ブラシの使用と体部位の選好に関する福祉への影響を完全に理解するには、さらなる研究が必要である。
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