奶牛的时间预算在一个牛-小牛接触系统与自动奶
Teresa Johansson1, Sigrid Agenäs2,3, Mikaela Lindberg2
1Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
JDS communications
|January 15, 2024
概括
与小牛接触的奶牛花费更少的时间吃饭和社交,但没有减少福利. 在自动挤奶系统中,牛与小牛的接触可能会改善动物福利.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 乳制品 畜牧业 乳制品 畜牧业
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 每日时间预算对于评估乳制品住房和管理系统至关重要.
- 人们越来越关注奶牛和小牛的共同住房,但它们对奶牛行为的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查牛与小牛接触对奶牛24小时时间预算的影响.
- 为了比较牛与没有小牛接触的牛之间的行为,在自动奶的自由系统中进行.
主要方法:
- 采用了通过视频分析和挤奶单元传感器数据的焦点动物采样.
- 37头瑞典红牛和瑞典霍尔斯坦牛 (20头母,17头多母) 在牛奶中43,75和107天被研究.
- 奶牛被分配到与母牛和小牛接触或没有接触 (分离在分娩后24小时内).
主要成果:
- 牛与小牛接触的奶牛花费的时间少于吃料,社交和站在隔间里.
- 在与小牛接触的奶牛中,干物摄入量没有减少.
- 奶牛和小牛接触的奶牛在挤奶单元的等待区花费了更多的时间.
结论:
- 根据研究的行为,牛与小牛的接触似乎不会对牛的福利产生负面影响.
- 将母牛和小牛的接触与自动挤奶系统相结合,可能是维持或提高农场动物福利的可行方案.
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