The relationships between the types of temperament on residual feed intake and the productivity of Kazakh White-Headed bulls

Rashit Uskenov; Bakytzhan Akkair; Saule Bostanova; Yusuf Konca; Alexander Strelets

doi:10.31893/jabb.2024015

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The RFI of the most calm bulls (with temperament 1) was -0.83±0.67, and in bulls with a moderate temperament (temperament 2), this indicator was 36.5% less, that is, -0.53±0.55. The RFI of bulls with an excited temperament was 0.19±0.85, and in aggressive bulls, this indicator was 0.62± 0.86. It is noted that the calmer the bulls are, the lower the RFI and vice versa. The highest average daily increase was in bulls with temperament 1 (equal to 1,507 ± 0.06 g), and in bulls with temperament 4, the average daily increase was 1,191 ± 0.1 g, which is 20.97% lower than that of their most calm peers. However, the difference in the average daily gain between bulls with temperaments 3 and 4 was 70 g or 5.56%, respectively, in favor of bulls with temperament 3. The average daily gain of bulls with temperament 3 was 1,261± 0.09 g, which was 5.97% lower than that of calmer bulls. At the end of the test, the body weight of the calmer bulls was greater than that of their peers with the most aggressive temperament. In particular, the body weight of bulls with temperament 1 was 312.78^a ± 4.44 kg, which is 12 kg or 3.9% greater than that of bulls with temperament 2, whose average body weight is 300.60^ab ± 3.19 kg. The lowest average body weight was observed in bulls with temperament 4 (aggressive) – 291.48^b±7.17 kg. 295.47^b±6.70 kg. Bulls with a temperament of 3 were weighed and lagged behind their peers with a temperament of 2 by 5.13 kg.
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Uskenov, R., Akkair, B., Bostanova, S., Konca, Y., & Strelets, A. (2024). The relationships between the types of temperament on residual feed intake and the productivity of Kazakh White-Headed bulls. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 12(2), 2024015. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.2024015

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[2] Baldassini, W. A., Chardulo L. A. L., Silva J. A. V., Malheiros J. M., Dias V. A. D., Espigolan R. (2017). Meat quality traits of Nellore bulls according to different degrees of backfat thickness: a multivariate approach. Anim. Prod. Sci. 57, 363–370. doi:10.1071/AN15120.

[3] Burrow, H. M., Seifert, G. W., Corbet, N. J. (1988). A new technique for measuring temperament in cattle. Australian Society of Animal Production, Rockhampton, 17(1), 154-157.

[4] Cafe, L. M. Robinson D. L., Ferguson D. M., Geesink G. H., Greenwood P. L. (2011). Temperament and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function are related and combine to affect growth, efficiency, carcass, and meat quality traits in Brahman steers. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 40, 230–240. doi:10.1016/j. domaniend. 2011.01.005.

[5] Cafe, L. M. Robinson D. L., Ferguson D. M., McIntyre B. L., Geesink G. H., Greenwood P. L. (2011). Cattle temperament: Persistence of assessments and associations with productivity, efficiency, carcass and meat quality traits. J. Anim. Sci. 89, 1452–1465. doi:10.2527 jas.2010-3304.

[6] Campo, M. Brito G., De Lima J. S., Hernández P., Montossi F. (2010). Finishing diet, temperament and lairage time effects on carcass and meat quality traits in steers. Meat Sci. 86(4), 908–914. doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.014.

[7] Cooke, R. F., Bohnert, D. W., Cappellozza, B. I., Mueller, C. J., Delcurto, T. (2012). Effects of temperament and acclimation to handling on reproductive performance of Bos taurus beef females. J. Anim. Sci. 90, 3547–3555.

[8] Cundiff, L. V., Van Vleck, L. D., Hohenboken, W. D. (Ed.). (2010). BEEF IMPROVEMENT FEDERATION - BIF. Guidelines for uniform beef improvement programs. Athens: Beef Improvement Federation.

[9] Della Rosa, M. M., Pavan E., Maresca S., Spetter M., Ramiro F. (2018). Performance, carcass and meat quality traits of grazing cattle with different exit velocity. Anim. Prod. Sci. 2018. doi:10.1071/AN18064

[10] Fell, L. R., Colditz, I. G., Walker, K. H., and Watson, D. L. (1999). Associations between temperament, performance and immune function in cattle entering a commercial feedlot. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 39, 795–802. doi: 10.1071/EA 99027

[11] Kadel, M. J. Johnston, D. J., Burrow, H. M., Graser, H., Ferguson, D. M (2006). Genetics of flight time and other measures of temperament and their value as selection criteria for improving meat quality traits in tropically adapted breeds of beef cattle. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 57, 1029-1035.

[12] Lanier, J. L., Grandin, T. (2002). The relationship between Bos Taurus feedlot cattle temperament and cannon bone measurements. Proc. West. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 80(2), 105.

[13] Llonch, P.,; Somarriba, M.,; Duthie, C.-A.,; Haskell, M. J.,; Rooke, J. A.,; Troy, S.,; Roehe, R.,; Turner, S. P. (2016) Association of temperament and acute stress responsiveness with productivity, feed efficiency, and methane emissions in beef cattle: An observational study. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 3(43), 1-9

[14] Maffei, W. E., Bergmann, J. A. G., Pinotti, M., Oliveira, M. E. C., Silva, C. Q. (2006). Reatividade em ambiente de contenção móvel: uma nova metodologia para avaliar o temperamento bovino. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Belo Horizonte, 58(6), 1123-1131.

[15] Uskenov R. B., Yusuf K., Bostanova S. K., Strelets A.B., Akkair B. Zh. (2023). The influence of temperament on the growth and development of kazakh white-headed bulls. Bulletin of Science of the Kazakh Agrotechnical University named after S. Seifullin. Interdisciplinary, 2(117), 51-59.

[16] Uskenov, R., Mirmanov, A., Tretyakov, I., & Bostanova, S. (2023). Automatic cattle weighing on pastures with behavioral analysis during drinking. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 11(3), 2023020. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.23020

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[18] Voisinet, B.D., Grandin, T., Tatum, J.D., O’Connor, S.F. and Struthers, J.J. (1997) .Feedlot cattle with calm temperaments have higher average daily gains than cattle with excitable temperaments. Journal of Animal Science, 75, 892-896.

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