Influence of feeding operation and social factors on cattle locomotion in free stall barns

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-424
Author(s):  
K. Uetake ◽  
K. Yayou ◽  
T. Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Voluntary Movement ◽  
Locomotion Control ◽  
Cattle Feeding ◽  
Holstein Calves

The influence of feeding operation and social factors on voluntary movement of cattle was studied with a group of nine Holstein calves in free stall barns. The results of this study suggest that cattle can move more voluntarily when rations are put beyond the place that farmers want them to walk through. The results also suggest that conflicts between motivations for approaching rations and avoiding competitive feeding behaviour should be considered when efficient systems of locomotion control of cattle groups are designed, such as in AMSs. Key words: Dairy cattle, feeding, social behaviour, motivation

Review: Feeding behaviour of dairy cattle: Meaures and applications

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A.G. von Keyserlingk ◽  
D M Weary
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Cattle Feeding ◽  
Intensively Managed

There is growing scientific interest in feeding behaviour of dairy cattle, in part because dairy nutritionists are now becoming interested in how changes in feed intake are mediated by changes in behaviour and, in part, because changes in feeding behaviour are increasingly recognized as useful indicator of cow health. In this review we describe key methodological approaches to the study of feeding behaviour in dairy cattle. We also review empirical work addressing how changes in management and housing can affect this behaviour. We show how cows divide their daily intake into several discrete feeding events made up of a number of visits or “meals” that are separated by longer periods with little feeding activity. Feeding behaviour can be described using several measures, including the number and duration of meals, as well as intake and feeding rate. Feeding behaviour within a group of intensively managed cows is often highly synchronized, similar to that seen in extensively housed cattle, with delivery of fresh feed appearing to be the primary factor stimulating feeding by housed dairy cows. Competition at the feed bunk can affect feeding behaviour, increasing the feeding rate and reducing intake, especially for subordinate animals. We also review empirical work showing that feed intake, feeding times, and feeding rate are altered when cows are ill. Feeding behaviour changes in the days before calving, and these changes are greatest among cows at greatest risk of succumbing to disease in the early post partum period. These results suggest that monitoring changes in feeding behaviour may be useful in early detection and prevention of disease in transition cows.Key words: Dairy cattle, feeding behaviour, management, health

493. Concerning the interpretation of observations, obtained from records and experiments, on milking dairy cows

1953 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Day Treatment ◽  
Qualitative Difference ◽  
Feeding Experiment ◽  
Cattle Feeding ◽  
The Difference

1. Some questions concerning the interpretation of observations on milking dairy cattle are considered.2. A formula is presented for analysing the contributions of changes in the numerator and denominator to the changes in a percentage or fraction, and the formula is applied to changes in the composition of milk.3. The depressions of the butterfat and solids-not-fat percentages consequent on diets reduced in hay in a dairy-cattle feeding experiment are examined with this constituent analysis.The contributions of changes in the magnitudes of the aqueous, butterfat and solids-not-fat constituents to the difference between the butterfat percentages of cows on two treatments, 18 lb. hay/day (control) and 6 lb. hay /day, are about equal. There is an apparent qualitative difference between the effects of the two non-control treatments, and a reduced yield of butterfat would alone largely account for the lower butterfat percentage of cows on the 2 lb. hay /day treatment.

Methods for assessing sociability of dairy cows

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 38-38
Author(s):  
J. Gibbons ◽  
A. B. Lawrence ◽  
M. Haskell
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Welfare Assessment ◽  
Suitable Test ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Social Companionship ◽  
Reliable Methods

Sociability refers to the extent to which animals seek social companionship. Individual differences in social behaviour exist between animals. It is important to measure individual social motivation in order to develop suitable temperament scores that can be used in future breeding programmes or as part of welfare assessment schemes. Runway tests have been shown as reliable methods of measuring sociability in animals (Birds Mills & Faure, 1991; Sheep Sibbald et al., 2005). The aim was to develop a suitable test that could be used to measure sociability of cows in a commercial situation. The following questions were addressed i) How repeatable is the runway test when carried out on dairy cattle, ii) Does a cow’s performance in a runway test correlate with social behaviour within a group house setting?

scholarly journals A Double Change-Over Design for Dairy Cattle Feeding Experiments

1941 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 937-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G. Cochran ◽  
K.M. Autrey ◽  
C.Y. Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Feeding Experiments ◽  
Cattle Feeding

scholarly journals Comparison of Ad Libitum Grain and Restricted Roughage Feeding with Conventional Dairy Cattle Feeding Practices

1965 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1398-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.H. Olson ◽  
A. Reed ◽  
H. Benson ◽  
L.D. Stewart ◽  
M.L. Dahncke
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cattle Feeding ◽  
Ad Libitum

On the expression of co-operative feeding behaviour in 3rd instar Drosophila melanogaster larvae!

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Khodaei ◽  
Tara Newman ◽  
Samantha Lum ◽  
Henry Ngo ◽  
Matthew Maoloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Outbred Population ◽  
Nutritional Conditions

AbstractUnder poor nutritional conditions, 3rd instar Drosophila melanogaster larvae will work collaboratively in feeding clusters to obtain resources that cannot be reached individually. To better understand the conditions that influence the expression of this behaviour we examined the frequencies, the size and the membership in vials of flies that were initially seeded with either 100 or 200 eggs each using flies from both a large, outbred population and a replicate population that was homozygous for the bw allele. Overall, more feeding clusters, containing more larval participants were observed in the higher density vials compared to the lower density vials, consistent with the idea that this social behaviour is a response to dwindling resources in the environment. The presence of the bw allele did not result in greater egg-to-adult mortality, nor did it result in lower participation in feeding clusters.

Utilization of Urea and Molasses for Dairy Cattle Feeding

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Mugerwa ◽  
Mary P. Lawrence ◽  
D. A. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Cattle Feeding

Behaviour of the Koala, Phascolarctos Cinereus Goldfuss, in Captivity. 1. Non-Social Behaviour.

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Phascolarctos Cinereus ◽  
In Captivity

1. Feeding behaviour of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) was observed at a sanctuary near Brisbane, Australia. They fed sporadically throughout the day, for a total of at least 19 h daily, on leaves; they ingested soil and gravel, and drank water when it was provided, but infrequently. Young were seen to leave the pouch at 220 days old and to eat leaves at 217 days old. None under 10 months old was seen to pull leaves forward before biting them.

scholarly journals Sounds of Silence: Organisational trust and decisions to blow the whistle

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli Binikos
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Corrective Action ◽  
Organisational Trust ◽  
Do So

Whistleblowing is a form of pro-social behaviour that occurs when an employee reports organisational wrongdoing to an authority able to implement corrective action. While a number of social factors may infuence an employee’s decision to blow the whistle, very little cognisance is given to the role of organisational trust. Since whistleblowing situations often pose problems for whistleblowers, organisational trust becomes an important facilitator for the decision to blow the whistle. Drawing on a case study, this paper shows that when trust exists, employees are more likely to blow the whistle and to do so internally rather than externally.

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