Weaning reactions in beef cattle are adaptively adjusted to the state of the cow and the calf

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41210/17:75551

Result on the web

<a href="https://vuzv.cz/_privat/17033.pdf" target="_blank" >https://vuzv.cz/_privat/17033.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.1207" target="_blank" >10.2527/jas2016.1207</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Weaning reactions in beef cattle are adaptively adjusted to the state of the cow and the calf

Original language description

Abrupt weaning as practiced in beef cattle husbandry is stressful for both the cow and her offspring. However, the reaction to weaning varies among individuals. Based on the theory of maternal care allocation, we derived and tested the following hypotheses: 1) cow reaction to weaning will be stronger if the calf is young, if the calf is a female, and if the calf had higher daily weight gain; 2) cows in a higher parity and cows that are not concurrently pregnant will react more on weaning; and 3) young and female calves, and also calves with higher daily weight gain will respond more to weaning. We recorded frequency of vocalization and time spent moving in 50 cow-calf pairs (27 males and 23 females) immediately after weaning at 151 to 274 d of age. The recordings were made at 0 to 2 h, 6 to 8 h, and 24 to 26 h after the separation of the calves from the cows. Linear mixed models were used to test the predictions. In cows, age of the calf had the strongest effect with mothers of younger calves vocalizing more (P < 0.05). Frequency of vocalization was higher in mothers of calves with higher daily weight gain (P < 0.01) and in nonpregnant mothers (P < 0.01). Frequency of the moving was higher in younger cows (P < 0.05). Sex of the calf had no effect. In calves, females vocalized (P < 0.001) and moved (P < 0.01) more than males and calves with higher daily weight gain also called more (P < 0.01). The relationships between the 2 behaviors and their time courses were different in cows and calves. In cows, vocalization and movement were correlated (P < 0.001) and both increased until 6 to 8 h and then plateaued or declined (P < 0.001). In calves, vocalizations steadily increased until 24 to 26 h (P < 0.001) whereas movement remained unchanged in time and was uncorrelated with vocalizations. These differences indicate that vocalization may be a more sensitive indicator of weaning stress than movement.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Animal Science

ISSN

0021-8812

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

95

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

1023-1029

UT code for WoS article

000397867000002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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