Cattle

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.

Effects of housing in different social environments on open-field and social responses of female dairy calves

To investigate the effect of social contact during early development on open-field responses and social responses, 80 female dairy calves were housed either in open single pens (SOpen), closed single pens (SClosed), calf-groups (GCalf), or groups of calves and cows...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Jensen MB, Munksgaard L, Mogensen L, et al. 1999. Effects of housing in different social environments on open-field and social responses of female dairy calves. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. 49;113-120.

Managing the environmental enrichment program for nonhuman primates and domestic farm animals housed at the National Institutes of Health

The management of the animal enrichment program within the National Institutes of health is described. Nonhuman primates are housed in isosexual pairs and groups whenever possible.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Cattle, Chicken, Equine, Goat, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Pig, Rabbit, Sheep

Citation: Watson, L. M., Weed, J. L. 1998. Managing the environmental enrichment program for nonhuman primates and domestic farm animals housed at the National Institutes of Health. American Journal of Primatology 45, 211-212 (Abstract).

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed): Cattle

General recommendations for traditional housing and handling of cattle.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Ewbank, R. 1999. Cattle. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 503-515. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Effects of mirror-image exposure on heart rate and movement of isolated heifers

Socially isolated heifers exposed to a mirror were calmer, based on lower heart rates than their control counterparts tested in visual isolation. Based on the lower heart rate and the reduced amount of movement displayed by isolated heifers a mirror-image...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Piller, C. A. K., Stookey, J. M., Watts, J. M. 1999. Effects of mirror-image exposure on heart rate and movement of isolated heifers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 63, 93-102.