Cattle

Social dominance in a herd of Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn cows

A peak in dominance is reached at the night year of age wherefter growing age contributes to a decline in social rank. Parallel to the age-dependent rise and decline in social rank the animal gain and lose body weight.

Year Published: 1966Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Wagnon, K. A., Loy, R. G., Rollins, W. C. et al. 1966. Social dominance in a herd of Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn cows. Animal Behaviour 14, 474-479.

Animal behaviour responses to loose and free stall housing

Year Published: 1966Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Schmisseur, W. E., Albright, J. L., Dillon, W. M. et al. 1966. Animal behaviour responses to loose and free stall housing. Journal of Dairy Science 49, 102-104.

Dynamics of social hierarchy in a dairy herd

Shifting in rank position is inherent in the dynamic interdependency between age, body wieght and social rank. Up to the age of about nine years animal gain in dominance, at which time they occupy the best social ranks of the...

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 1975. Dynamics of social hierarchy in a dairy herd. Zeitschrift f?r Tierpsychologie 38, 315-323.

Social rank and physiological traits of dairy cows as influenced bychanging group membership

Since the average persistency of milk yield for all cows dropped 5% from wk 7 to wk 8, it appears exchange of cows between groups affected both exchanged and nonexchanged cows in a random manner [p. 974].

Year Published: 1976Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Arave, C. W., Albright, J. L. 1976. Social rank and physiological traits of dairy cows as influenced bychanging group membership. Journal of Dairy Science 59, 974-981.

Social behaviour and social relationships between female and male prepubertal bovine calves (Bos indicus)

The social behavior and social bonds between semi-wild prepubertal calves are described.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Mutiso, F. M., Reinhardt, A. 1978. Social behaviour and social relationships between female and male prepubertal bovine calves (Bos indicus). Applied Animal Ethology (Applied Animal Behaviour Science) 4, 43-54.

Untersuchung Zum Sozialverhalten Des Rindes – Eine Zweijahrige Beobachtung an Einer Halb-Wilden Rinderhede (Bos Indicus) [Investigations on the Social Behaviour of Cattle – A Two-Year-Observation of a Half-Wild Cattle Herd (Bos Indicus); German Text With English Summary]

The social behavior of a semi-wild cattle herd was described and analysed covering a 2-year observation period. In cattle husbandry, livestock should be only kept in such systems that meet the species-specific social needs of the animals, e.g., enough room,...

Year Published: 1980Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1980. Untersuchung Zum Sozialverhalten Des Rindes - Eine Zweijahrige Beobachtung an Einer Halb-Wilden Rinderhede (Bos Indicus) [Investigations on the Social Behaviour of Cattle - A Two-Year-Observation of a Half-Wild Cattle Herd (Bos Indicus); German Text With English Summary]. Birkhauser Verlag, Boston, MA.

Natural sucking performance and age of weaning in zebu cattle (Bos indicus)

The total sucking time and the number of bouts varied significantly in inverse relation to age of the calf, but the duration of a sucking bout was constant at 8 min and independent of age. There was an average of...

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 1981. Natural sucking performance and age of weaning in zebu cattle (Bos indicus). Journal of Agricultural Science 96, 309-312.

Cohesive relationships in a cattle herd (Bos indicus)

Cohesive relationships were studied in a semi-wild cattle herd and traced over periods of three to five years. It became evident that mother cows prefer their female and male progeny over non-related calves as grooming and grazing partners. These associations...

Year Published: 1981Topics: Natural Behavior, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 1981. Cohesive relationships in a cattle herd (Bos indicus). Behaviour 77, 121-151.

Reproductive performance in a semi-wild cattle herd (Bos indicus)

Reproductive performance was assessed in a semi-wild Boran cattle herd living on a grassland ranch in Kenya. Male calves copulated with cows a long time after they were weaned naturally. Up to the age of 16 months they were prevented...

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1982. Reproductive performance in a semi-wild cattle herd (Bos indicus). Journal of Agricultural Science 98, 567-569.

Physiological assessment of adaptation in farm animals

Calves housed tied-up on slatted floors showed a higher increase in cortisol levels after venipuncture than those reared in groups on straw.

Year Published: 1983Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Dantzer, R. , Morm?de, P. 1983. Physiological assessment of adaptation in farm animals. In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. Baxter, S. H., Baxter, M. R., MacCormack, J. A. D. (eds), 8-19. Marinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston, MA.