Feeding behaviour affects nursing behaviour in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii)

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Feeding behaviour affects nursing behaviour in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Equids spend more than half of the day feeding. Lactation is a very demanding form of maternal investment. Therefore, conflict between suckling behaviour of the foal and feeding behaviour of the lactating mother should occur. We observed 20 foals of captive plains zebra, Equus burchellii, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo. First, we examined whether feeding by the mother while nursing affected suckling behaviour. We found that when the mother was feeding, the proportion of suckling bouts she terminated decreasedwith increasing age of the foal, whereas it did not change when she was not feeding. Second, we examined what affected interruptions of feeding behaviour of the mother during the suckling bout. The proportion of interruptions of feeding by the mother during nursing was affected by her age, the age and the sex of the foal. The results of our study show that feeding while suckling could reduce parent-offspring conflict and improve welfare of captive foals and mares.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Feeding behaviour affects nursing behaviour in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii)

Popis výsledku anglicky

Equids spend more than half of the day feeding. Lactation is a very demanding form of maternal investment. Therefore, conflict between suckling behaviour of the foal and feeding behaviour of the lactating mother should occur. We observed 20 foals of captive plains zebra, Equus burchellii, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo. First, we examined whether feeding by the mother while nursing affected suckling behaviour. We found that when the mother was feeding, the proportion of suckling bouts she terminated decreasedwith increasing age of the foal, whereas it did not change when she was not feeding. Second, we examined what affected interruptions of feeding behaviour of the mother during the suckling bout. The proportion of interruptions of feeding by the mother during nursing was affected by her age, the age and the sex of the foal. The results of our study show that feeding while suckling could reduce parent-offspring conflict and improve welfare of captive foals and mares.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GP523%2F08%2FP313" target="_blank" >GP523/08/P313: Vnitrodruhové a mezidruhové aspekty kojení koňovitých</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Rok uplatnění

2010

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

ISSN

0168-1591

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

128

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1-4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000285672600014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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