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Effect of raising method of calves during liquid milk nutrition on their open-field and maze behaviour after weaning
Jan Broucek,
Michal Uhrincat,
et al.
| The objective was to find whether calf behaviour is affected by it rearing to weaning in 84 days, gender, and the sire lineage. 99 Holstein calves were assigned to 1 of 3 treatments:...
Published in 17 November 2020
Animal welfare on Argentinean dairy farms based on the Welfare Quality® protocol framework
Belen Lazzarini,
Pol Llonch,
et al.
| Animal welfare is a multidimensional concept that comprises animal health, mental state and natural living conditions and plays an essential role in dairy production. On dairy farms, animal...
Published in 08 March 2024
Relationship between protective maternal behavior and some reproductive variables in zebu-type cows (Bos indicus)
María Fernanda Enriquez,
Libia Pérez-Torres,
et al.
| To determine a possible relationship between protective maternal behavior and some reproductive variables in zebu cows, 30 cow-calf pairs were estrus synchronized at 25 days post-partum. No...
Published in 15 March 2021
Seasonal and diurnal differences in the responses of Girolando cows to the thermal environment of Piauí, semiarid coast of Brazil
Cicero Pereira Barros Junior ,
Paulo Henrique Amaral Araújo de Sousa ,
et al.
| The objective of this research was to evaluate the adaptive behavior of Girolando cows to the Piauí semiarid region. Breed data from 10 cows were used to study correlations between the...
Published in 28 August 2024
Influence of macro-and microclimatic conditions on thermal comfort of dairy cows
Martieli Regina Tosetto,
Ana Paula de Assis Maia,
et al.
| The goal was to assess the influence of thermal environment on thermal comfort of 15 multiparous lactating Holstein cows. Thermal comfort of the cows in the barn was assessed from the changes in...
Published in 01 January 2014
Nitrous oxide production from cattle and swine manure
Jan Broucek .
| The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) production from manure. The article investigates the scientific literature regarding N 2 O...
Published in 31 January 2017
Ingestive behavior of Holstein × Zebu cows managed on deferred supplemented pasture
Thamara Amaral Diniz ,
Cinara da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho,
et al.
| This study aimed to evaluate the ingestive behavior of F1 Holstein x Zebu cows grazing on deferred pasture receiving different supplementation strategies. The experimental design was completely...
Published in 02 May 2023
Quality of death in the river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
Marcelo Daniel Ghezzi,
et al.
| Results on appropriate, inappropriate, and painful slaughtering methods of river buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) are discussed. Undesirable consequences of poor desensitization and/or...
Published in 11 January 2021
Body expressions of emotions: does animals have it?
Miguel Machado,
Iran José Oliveira da Silva.
| The expression of emotions in animals is a source of information not very explored by researches. It is necessary to know what emotions animals experience and how these emotions are expressed to...
Published in 29 August 2019
Quality of quail eggs confined in thermoneutral environment and heat stress
Rafael Costa Silva,
José Wallace Barbosa do Nascimento,
et al.
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The production of Japanese quail has been emphasizing in national scenario in front of the other already consolidated cattle productions and within the agribusiness...
Published in 31 October 2017
Effect of rearing, season of birth, and father on labyrinth behaviour of dairy heifers
Michal Uhrincat,
Jan Broucek,
et al.
| Objective of this study was to test the hypotheses that heifer's behaviour after 12 months (M) are impacted by rearing (feeding/housing) before weaning, seasons of birth, and father lineage....
Published in 07 January 2022
Animal and workers' welfare during agricultural fair
Cinara da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho,
Maria Dulcinéia da Costa,
et al.
| The animal welfare concept in the last years began to be implanted in the animal production scenario and in the environment where the workers are inserted. But, the animal breeders themselves...
Published in 01 February 2019
Feeding frequencies and their effect on behavior of nursing sows
Somerahally Basavaraju Prasanna ,
Rasbehari Bhar ,
et al.
| The understanding of feeding behavior may be useful to evaluate the performance of animals fed different diets. Twenty-four non-castrated Red Norte × Nelore males with an average initial body...
Published in 31 January 2017
Effect of different rearing condition on early age in the maze, open-field, and aversive behaviours in the dairy cow during the first lactation
Jan Broucek,
Michal Uhrincat,
et al.
| The aim of the study was to tested hypotheses that the primiparous cow’s behaviour is impacted by the method of rearing from the second day of life to weaning. 53 Holstein primiparous cows were...
Published in 01 February 2021
Effect of monochrome light with different wavelengths on biochemical parameters of hens
Yuliia Osadcha,
Mykola Sakhatsky,
et al.
| Artificial light, as one of the environmental factors, plays a significant role in regulating the synthesis and secretion of hormones related to the coordination of parameters of life, growth,...
Published in 25 April 2023
Polymorphisms within the IGF1 and IGF1R genes associated with superovulation-related traits in Holstein dairy cows managed in a semiarid environment
Adriana Rodríguez-Borbón,
Juan F. Medrano,
et al.
| Embryo transfer (ET) is an artificial reproductive technology used for the genetic improvement of cattle. High variation has been observed in superovulation (SPO) and embryo flush recovery,...
Published in 03 October 2023