生产者对乳牛管理,行为和福利的看法
S B Doyle1, C L Wickens1, J M C Van Os2
1Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
Journal of dairy science
|April 12, 2024
概括
像社会住房和增加牛奶补贴这样的乳牛管理实践对牛犊的福利和舒适性产生了积极的影响. 积极的人与动物的互动与工作满意度有关,社会住房农场更重视主观幸福感.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 乳牛养殖实践显著影响动物福利和行为.
- 了解对管理策略的看法对于改善小牛的福祉至关重要.
- 在小牛养殖中,人与动物的关系需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 评估乳制品生产商和小牛管理人员对小牛管理实践对福利的影响的看法.
- 为了评估人与动物在小牛养殖中的关系的看法.
- 为了将管理实践,小牛的行为和人与动物的互动与福利结果相关联.
主要方法:
- 对93名美国乳制品生产者和小牛管理者进行量化调查 (利克尔特秤).
- 问题涉及管理实践 (社会住房,牛奶补贴),小牛的行为和人与动物的互动.
- 对反应的分析,以确定观念,实践和福利指标之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 社会住房和更高的牛奶津贴 (>7.6升/天) 与被认为的小牛舒适和健康有积极的关联.
- 有社会住房的农场对社交游戏和自然行为有更积极的看法.
- 异常的口腔行为与福利状况不佳有关;像干草/刷子这样的资源对福利的重要性含糊不清.
- 积极的人与动物的联系感知与更频繁的阳性小牛接触相关;女性受访者报告了更多的互动.
- 工作满意度与人与动物关系的感知有积极的关系.
结论:
- 乳业人员通常优先考虑小牛的福利,社会住房农场强调主观福祉.
- 实际经验似乎塑造了个人对动物福利的看法.
- 加强社会住房和牛奶补贴,以及积极的人与动物的互动,可以改善奶牛犊的福利.
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