对人工授精的行为反应和积极强化训练的影响
Jennifer L Heinsius1, Marina A G von Keyserlingk1, Daniel M Weary1
1Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
PloS one
|October 10, 2024
概括
第一次人工授精会导致公牛的耳朵位置不同,这表明压力. 积极强化训练在此过程中减少了母牛的负面反应.
科学领域:
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 动物福利 动物福利
- 兽医科学 兽医科学 兽医科学
背景情况:
- 常规的农场实践,如人工授精 (AI),对于奶牛来说可能是压力.
- 了解动物对程序的反应对于改善动物福利至关重要.
- 耳朵的位置和身体的运动是牛的情绪状态的潜在指标.
研究的目的:
- 评估在第一次人工授精 (AI) 期间的耳朵位置和身体运动反应.
- 将AI期间的母牛反应与手术前后的基线观测进行比较.
- 确定积极增强训练 (PRT) 是否影响母牛对人工智能的反应.
主要方法:
- 观察了12只公牛的耳朵位置 (5类) 和身体运动 (7只受过PRT训练,5只受过控制).
- 在基线时期和第一次人工智能体验期间记录的行为.
- 分析了期间间耳朵位置和身体运动的差异以及PRT暴露和对照组之间的差异.
主要成果:
- 在AI过程中,与手术前和后相比,公牛在AI过程中表现出明显不同的耳朵位置,在AI过程中,倒置耳朵更频繁.
- 与AI相比,这段时间对评估的身体运动没有显著的影响.
- 与对照雌牛相比,暴露于PRT的雌牛表现出较少的前方耳朵位置和较少的前方倾斜运动和步骤.
结论:
- 第一次人工授精引起了公牛耳朵的不同位置,暗示了负面的情绪状态.
- 在公牛中,PRT可能会减轻对AI的一些负面情感反应.
- 需要进一步的研究来验证这些行为指标,以便在农场程序中评估动物福利.
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