Effect of rest stop duration during long-distance transport on welfare indicators in recently weaned beef calves

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 636 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Marti ◽  
R. E. Wilde ◽  
D. Moya ◽  
C. E. M. Heuston ◽  
F. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Distance ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Welfare Indicators ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
Distance Transport

scholarly journals Selecting sorting centres to avoid long distance transport of weaned beef calves

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Morel-Journel ◽  
E. Vergu ◽  
J.-B. Mercier ◽  
N. Bareille ◽  
P. Ezanno
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Distance Transport ◽  
French Beef ◽  
General Concern

AbstractThe transport of weaned calves from cow–calf producers to fatteners is a general concern for the young bull industry due to its documented negative impact on the welfare, health and performance of the animals. These transfers are often managed by intermediaries who transport weaned calves to sorting centres, where they are grouped into batches before being sent to fattening units. In this study, we present an algorithm to limiting these transfer distances by appropriately selecting the sorting centre through which they must go. We tested the effectiveness of this algorithm on historical data from a French beef producer organization managing 136,892 transfers using 13 sorting centres. The results show a decrease in the transfer distances compared to the historical record, especially for the calves travelling over long distances (− 76 km, i.e. 18% on average for the 33% longest transfers). Moreover, the distribution of calves between the sorting centres proposed by the algorithm reveals differences in their efficiency in minimizing transfer distances. In addition to its usefulness as a management tool for the daily transport of cattle, this algorithm provides prospects for improving the management of the sorting centres themselves.

Effect of rest stop duration during long-distance transport on welfare indicators in recently weaned beef calves1

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 636-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Marti ◽  
R. E. Wilde ◽  
D. Moya ◽  
C. E. M. Heuston ◽  
F. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Distance ◽  
Welfare Indicators ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
Distance Transport

scholarly journals Metagenomics Reveals That Proper Placement After Long-Distance Transportation Significantly Affects Calf Nasopharyngeal Microbiota and Is Critical for the Prevention of Respiratory Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaocheng Cui ◽  
Jiancheng Qi ◽  
Dongjie Cai ◽  
Jing Fang ◽  
Yue Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Accurate Information ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Cattle Industry ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Auction Market ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Composition Structure ◽  
And Function ◽  
Distance Transport

Transportation is an inevitable phase for the cattle industry, and its effect on the respiratory system of transported cattle remains controversial. To reveal cattle’s nasopharyngeal microbiota dynamics, we tracked a batch of beef calves purchased from an auction market, transported to a farm by vehicle within 3 days, and adaptively fed for 7 days. Before and after the transport and after the placement, a total of 18 nasopharyngeal mucosal samples were collected, and microbial profiles were obtained using a metagenomic shotgun sequencing approach. The diversity, composition, structure, and function of the microbiota were collected at each time point, and their difference was analyzed. The results showed that, before the transportation, there were a great abundance of potential bovine respiratory disease (BRD)-related pathogens, and the transportation did not significantly change their abundance. After the transportation, 7 days of placement significantly decreased the risk of BRD by decreasing the abundance of potential BRD-related pathogens even if the diversity was decreased. We also discussed the controversial results of transportation’s effect in previous works and the decrease in diversity induced by placement. Our work provided more accurate information about the effect of transportation and the followed placement on the calf nasopharyngeal microbial community, indicated the importance of adaptive placement after long-distance transport, and is helpful to prevent BRD induced by transportation stress.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stocking Density and Distances on Electroencephalographic Changes and Cortisol as Welfare Indicators in Brahman Crossbred Cattle

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2895
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Abubakar ◽  
Idrus Zulkifli ◽  
Yong M. Goh ◽  
Ubedullah Kaka ◽  
Azad B. Sabow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stocking Density ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Welfare Indicators ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
Cortisol Responses ◽  
Distance Transport ◽  
Cattle Feedlot

The objective of the current study was to investigate the effects of stocking density and distances on electroencephalographic changes and cortisol as welfare indicators in Brahman crossbred cattle. Sixty Brahman crossbred heifers were subjected to road transport from a cattle feedlot farm located in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang to a commercial ruminant abattoir in Shah Alam, Selangor. Animals were assigned to long (850 km) and short (450 km) distances and high (600 sqm), medium (400 sqm), and low (200 sqm) stocking densities. Results revealed that the intensity of cortisol responses and EEG parameters (such as alpha <0.001, beta < 0.001, delta < 0.001, theta < 0.001, MF < 0.001 and Ptot < 0.001) increased significantly. Long-distance transport also resulted in significantly more intense (<0.001) responses to nociception during slaughter than animals that had been transported over a shorter distance, as indicated by EEG and cortisol.

Effects of a long distance transport and subsequent recovery in recently weaned crossbred beef calves in Southern Chile

2013 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Werner ◽  
Christian Hepp ◽  
Cristian Soto ◽  
Paz Gallardo ◽  
Hedie Bustamante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Chile ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Subsequent Recovery ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
Distance Transport

scholarly journals Effects of conditioning, source, and rest on indicators of stress in beef cattle transported by road

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244854
Author(s):  
Daniela M. Meléndez ◽  
Sonia Marti ◽  
Derek B. Haley ◽  
Timothy D. Schwinghamer ◽  
Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Auction Market ◽  
Amyloid A ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Distance Transport

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the welfare of farm animals, especially during transportation. The Canadian transport regulations state that weaned cattle require an 8 h rest after 36 h of transport. There are, however, only a few studies that assess the effect of rest on the welfare of beef cattle. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of conditioning, source and rest on indicators of welfare in 7-8-month-old beef calves during long-distance transport. Treatments consisted of a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design where the main factors were conditioning: conditioned (C; n = 160) or non-conditioned (N; n = 160); source: auction market (A; n = 160) or ranch direct (R; n = 160); and rest: 0 h (0 h; n = 160) or 8 h (8 h; n = 160). Means of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), serum amyloid-A, haptoglobin, creatine kinase (CK), and percentage of time standing from N calves were greater than C calves (all p ≤ 0.05). Means of percentage of time standing and CK of R calves were greater than A calves (both p ≤ 0.05). The mean of NEFA of 0 h calves was greater than the 8 h calves (p < 0.01), while the percentage of time standing of 0 h calves was less than 8 h calves (p < 0.01). Statistically significant differences between means of NEFA and standing percentage, were observed between 0 h and 8h calves. Few and inconsistent indicators of reduced welfare were observed between auction market and ranch direct calves, while non-conditioning was associated with greater physiological and behavioural indicators of reduced welfare. Based on these results, conditioning should be implemented as a management practice to improve the welfare of transported calves.

The Fine Structure of Phloem Cells

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 632-635
Author(s):  
James Cronshaw
Keyword(s):  
Structural Studies ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Phloem Tissue ◽  
Sieve Elements ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
P Protein ◽  
Companion Cells ◽  
Electron Microscopical ◽  
Distance Transport

Long distance transport in plants takes place in phloem tissue which has characteristic cells, the sieve elements. At maturity these cells have sieve areas in their end walls with specialized perforations. They are associated with companion cells, parenchyma cells, and in some species, with transfer cells. The protoplast of the functioning sieve element contains a high concentration of sugar, and consequently a high hydrostatic pressure, which makes it extremely difficult to fix mature sieve elements for electron microscopical observation without the formation of surge artifacts. Despite many structural studies which have attempted to prevent surge artifacts, several features of mature sieve elements, such as the distribution of P-protein and the nature of the contents of the sieve area pores, remain controversial.

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