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Investigating cow-calf contact in cow-driven systems: behaviour of the dairy cow and calf

机译:调查牛驱动系统中的牛犊接触:奶牛和小牛的行为

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Research is needed on how technology can facilitate cow-calf contact (CCC). This research communication describes the behaviour of dairy cow-calf pairs in two cow-driven CCC-sys-tems differing in cows' access to the calves through computer-controlled access gates (smart gates, SG). Specifically, cow traffic through SG when visiting their calves, allogrooming, suck-ling and cross-suckling, cows' eating and resting behaviour and finally vocal response to sep-aration were assessed. After 3 d in an individual calving pen, pairs (n = 8) were moved to the CCC compartment with a cow area, a calf creep and a meeting area. During the next 31 d calves could suckle the cows whenever they visited the meeting area (suckling phase). Cows had free (group 1, n = 4 pairs) or restricted access to the calves based on previous activity in the automatic milking system (group 2, n = 4 pairs). SG's controlled cow traffic between the meeting area and the cow area, in which the cows could access resources such as feed, cubicles, and the automatic milking system. Following the suckling phase cow access into the meeting area was gradually decreased over 9 d (separation phase). During the suckling phase, cows paid frequent and short visits to their calves. Pairs spent in total approximately one h/d suckling and allogrooming. However, the duration and frequencies of these events varied among pairs and groups, as did the vocal response to separation. Restricted access- cows performed more (unrewarded) attempts to visit the calves who cross-suckled more. Collectively, free access to the calves may have been more intuitive and welfare friendly. Although a low sample size limits interpretation beyond description and enabling hypothesis formulation for future research, the results indicate that the cow is motivated to visit her calf, albeit through a SG, thus facilitating particular behaviours for which cow-calf pairs are highly motivated.
机译:需要研究技术如何促进牛犊接触(CCC)。该研究通信描述了通过计算机控制的访问门(SMART Gates,SG)在奶牛的两台牛驱动的CCC-SYS-TEM中达到两台牛驱动的CCC-SYS-TEM的行为。具体而言,通过SG访问牛流量时,评估异味,吸吮和交叉哺乳,牛进食和休息行为以及最终对Sep-Aration的声音反应。在单个Calcing PEN中3d之后,将对(n = 8)移动到CCC室,牛面积,小牛蠕变和会议区域。在接下来的31中,只要他们参观会议区域(哺乳阶段)就可以吮吸奶牛。基于自动挤奶系统中的先前活动SG的会议区和牛面积之间的受控牛流量,其中奶牛可以访问诸如饲料,小隔间和自动挤奶系统之类的资源。在哺乳期母牛进入会议区域之后逐渐降低9d(分离阶段)。在哺乳期间,奶牛频繁和差旅到他们的小腿。成对总共花了大约一个H / D哺乳和异种。然而,这些事件的持续时间和频率在对和组之间变化,并且声音对分离的响应是。受限制的访问牛正在进行更多(未推告)试图访问跨越牛奶的小腿。统称,对小牛的免费访问可能更直观和福利友好。虽然低样本大小限制了解释,但是对未来研究的假设制定来说,结果表明,母牛的动机是访问她的小腿,尽管通过SG,从而促进牛犊对具有高度动力的特殊行为。

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    《Journal of dairy research》 |2021年第1期|52-55|共4页
  • 作者单位

    Section of Terrestrial Animal Health and Welfare Norwegian Veterinary Institute Oslo Norway;

    Norwegian Centre of Organic Agriculture Tingvoll Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

    Department of Research and Development Farm Advisory Services TINE SA As Norway;

    Department of Agricultural Sciences Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Elverum Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Faculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences As Norway;

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  • 正文语种 eng
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  • 关键词

    Maternal care; suckling; technology; welfare;

    机译:产妇护理;乳;技术;福利;

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