乳牛适应虚拟围的压力指标
Patricia Fuchs1,2, Joanna Stachowicz3, Manuel K Schneider4
1Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Journal of animal science
|January 25, 2024
概括
虚拟围 (VF) 允许奶牛在没有物理围的情况下适应,没有显著的不利福利影响. 牛学会了音调和电脉冲系统,随着时间的推移,刺激会减少.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 农业工程 农业工程
- 动物福利 动物福利
背景情况:
- 虚拟围 (VF) 为畜牧管理提供了物理围的替代方案.
- 了解动物适应和福利对于VF系统的实施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估哺乳乳奶牛适应VF系统的适应过程.
- 调查VF对动物福利指标的影响.
主要方法:
- 20只奶牛被分为VF和电 (EF) 组.
- 监测牛的位置,活动,料摄入量,体重和牛奶皮质醇.
- 行为观察记录了痛苦的行为和发声.
主要成果:
- 乳汁产量,皮质醇,料摄入量,体重或VF和EF组之间的活性没有显著差异.
- 随着时间的推移,在VF组中观察到电脉冲 (EP) 与音频音调 (AT) 比率的下降.
- 在VF组中观察到稍微更激烈的行为,但整体影响是最小的.
结论:
- 奶牛可以适应变化的边界的VF系统.
- VF系统似乎对奶牛的整体福利没有持久的不利影响.
- 通过更长的观察期进行进一步的研究可能是有益的.
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