Cattle

Effect of single versus group housing and space allowance on responses of calves druing open-field tests

32 dairy heifer calves were housed in one of four pen types: (1) a small single pen (0.9 m × 1.5 m); (2) a large single pen (1.8 m × 3.0 m); (3) a small group-pen (1.8 m × 3.0...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Jensen MB, Krohn CC, Munksgaard L, et al. 1997. Effect of single versus group housing and space allowance on responses of calves druing open-field tests. App Anim Behav Sci. 54;109-121.

Resting and social behaviour of dairy heifers housed in slatted floor pens with different sized bedded lying areas

Increasing the bedded lying area from 1.8 to 2.7 sq.m per heifer .. increased the synchronization of the resting behaviour, decreased the incidence of aggression and decreased the frequency of leaning [against other herd members]. These results suggest that welfare...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Nielsen, L. H., Mogensen, L., Krohn, C. et al. 1997. Resting and social behaviour of dairy heifers housed in slatted floor pens with different sized bedded lying areas. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 54, 307-316.

Environmental enrichment for dairy calves and pigs

Frequency of cross sucking was greater for calves in pens without enrichment devices [gadgets triggering sucking and chewing]. .. Both the ball and chain were used very little.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Cattle, Pig

Citation: Morrow-Tesch, J. 1997. Environmental enrichment for dairy calves and pigs. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 7(3/4), 3-12.

Comfortable housing for cattle used in research

Recommendations of cattle-adequate housing conditions.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Krohn, C. C. , Munksgaard, L. 1997. Comfortable housing for cattle used in research. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 101-106. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Providing social contacts and objects for nibbling moderates reactivity and oral behaviors in veal calves

Calves kept in isolation displayed more startled reactions. Calves without objects spent more time nibbling at the feeding grille, licking their lips and tongue-rolling. Depriving calves of social contacts increases behavioral reactivity, probably because there are no peer animals through...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Veissier, I., Chazal, P., Pradel, P. et al. 1997. Providing social contacts and objects for nibbling moderates reactivity and oral behaviors in veal calves. Journal of Animal Science 75 , 356-365.

The Behaviour of Cattle

Comprehensive review of cattle behavior and behavioral needs; with many photographs. Unnatural environmental conditions imposed on cattle by their human caretakers are most frequently at the root of behavioural problems.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Albright, J. L. , Arave, C. W. 1997. The Behaviour of Cattle. CabInternational, London, UK.

Play behaviour in dairy calves kept in pens: the effect of social contact and space allowance

The results of the present study show that a spatial environment stimulates play in domestic dairy calves. Assuming that the performance of play does indicate good welfare, these results suggest that the welfare of dairy calves may be improved by...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Jensen, M. B., Vestergaard, K. S., Krohn, C. C. 1998. Play behaviour in dairy calves kept in pens: the effect of social contact and space allowance. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 56, 97-108.

Review: Reducing handling stress improves both productivity and welfare

Reducing stress on livestock during handling will help reduce sickness and enable cattle to go back on feed more quickly. Many detrimental effects of handling stressors on animal performance and health are likely due to fear. Practical experience on ranches...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Grandin, T. 1998. Review: Reducing handling stress improves both productivity and welfare. The Professional Animal Scientist 14(1-21).

Development of tongue-playing in artificially reared calves: effects of offering a dummy-teat, feeding of short cut hay and housing system

Tongue-playing was performed after forced weaning at 42 days of age. A little sucking was directed towards the dummy teat. Offering a dummy-teat neither influenced the stress state of the calves nor suppressed inclusive tongue-playing (consisting of tongue-playing and para-tongue-...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Seo, T., Sato, S., Kosaka, K. et al. 1998. Development of tongue-playing in artificially reared calves: effects of offering a dummy-teat, feeding of short cut hay and housing system. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 56, 1-12.

Environmental enrichment for farm animals

Comprehensive review of the literature. It is desirable to socialize the animals to humans. Socialized animals are less fearful, grow more quickly, have higher rates of milk production, and show improved immune competence. Even brief contact with humans can decrease...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Bird, Cattle, Chicken, Pig

Citation: Mench, J. A., Morrow-Tesch, J., Chu, L. 1998. Environmental enrichment for farm animals. Lab Animal 27(3), 32-36.