群体主导影响乳牛在丝牧养系统中对减热资源的使用
Matheus Deniz1, Amanda Ribeiro Sena1, Karolini Tenffen De-Sousa1
1Grupo de Estudos em Bovinos Leiteiros, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu 18618-681, São Paulo, Brazil.
奶牛的社会地位影响了获得阴影和水的机会. 服从的奶牛喝更多的水,而主导的奶牛在阴凉的地方休息更多,突出了在热应激期间需要公平分配资源的需要.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 行为生态学 行为生态学
- 环境生理学环境生理学
背景情况:
- 奶牛面临热量压力,影响福利和生产力.
- 获得阴影和水对于热舒适至关重要.
- 群体内的社会层次结构可以影响资源利用.
研究的目的:
- 调查社会地位 (占主导地位,中级,下级) 如何影响奶牛对阴影和水资源的使用.
- 分析热负荷和日间时间对资源选择的影响.
- 了解基于社会地位的资源使用行为差异.
主要方法:
- 观察39头哺乳期的泽西奶牛在一个牧羊牧羊系统中的情况.
- 记录微气候条件,牛的行为和社会地位.
- 分析与社会类别和时间相关的阴影和水槽使用模式.
主要成果:
- 阳光明的地区的热负荷 (580.7 W/m2) 比阴凉的地区 (438.6 W/m2) 高.
- 中级和下级的奶牛比主导的奶牛更频繁地游览水域.
- 占主导地位的奶牛花了更多的时间躺在阴影下,从事反,而下属的奶牛优先考虑获得水.
结论:
- 奶牛的社会地位和热环境对使用阴影和饮用水有很大影响.
- 资源利用模式因社会类别而异,甚至随着热负荷的增加.
- 建议实施多样化或替代性资源,以支持所有社会阶层,并在热应激期间增强热舒适度.
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