被养成与母体半天接触的小牛的行为
Maja Bertelsen1, Margit Bak Jensen1
1Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.
Journal of dairy science
|December 1, 2023
概括
在乳制品系统中,半天的母婴接触减少了母亲的照顾,但可能会增加小牛的养. 需要进一步的研究才能充分理解对小牛的福利影响.
科学领域:
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 乳制品科学 乳制品科学
- 动物福利 动物福利
背景情况:
- 乳牛的福利是一个问题,与母牛接触被提出作为一个解决方案.
- 实际限制导致人们对有限 (半天) 的母婴接触感兴趣.
- 有限的研究存在于半天与全天接触的行为影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究乳牛之间的行为差异,乳牛经历全天与半天的接触.
- 评估限制接触对母亲护理,哺乳和养行为的影响.
主要方法:
- 45只奶牛被安置在全天或半天的水接触系统中.
- 行为数据是通过视频记录在3,5和7周的年龄收集的.
- 分析的关键行为包括哺乳,理,团聚和固体料摄入.
主要成果:
- 半天的小牛接受的母体理较少,花费更少的时间哺乳.
- 半天的小牛在母乳奶后与母牛的团聚速度更快,对不熟悉的奶牛的哺乳量增加.
- 半天的小牛表现出增加的固体料摄入量,可能有助于断奶.
结论:
- 半天的母婴接触对小牛的福利产生了不同的影响,减少了母婴的照顾,但可能增加了养.
- 在半日接触系统中,行为变化表明饥饿感增加和社会互动变化.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以评估不同接触系统下的小牛的情感状态.
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