Factors influencing the welfare of dairy goats

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16270%2F22%3A43880259" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16270/22:43880259 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://actavet.vfu.cz/91/4/0333/" target="_blank" >https://actavet.vfu.cz/91/4/0333/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb202291040333" target="_blank" >10.2754/avb202291040333</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Factors influencing the welfare of dairy goats

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A variety of stressful situations commonly occur on dairy farms which can impair the well-being of the animals. The aim of this study was to analyse the concentration of cortisol in the saliva of dairy goats and on the basis thereof to determine the degree of stress experienced by them in relation to selected situations on farms. The following situations were selected as stressful: first visit to the milking parlour; weaning off; loading and transport; deworming; and the disruption of social hierarchy. We examined 344 samples from 100 animals using cotton swabs for the saliva collection. Commercially available ELISA kits (Cortisol EIA Kit, BosterBio, California, USA) which can detect cortisol in the saliva of all animal species, were used for the analysis. During the first visit to the milking parlour, weaning off, deworming and disruption of social hierarchy there was a significant (P &lt; 0.05) increase in cortisol concentrations compared to the basal values. For loading and transport there was a highly significant (P &lt; 0.01) increase in cortisol concentrations compared to the basal values. Although these situations are inevitable on farms, efforts should be made to eliminate them as much as possible due to the stress the animals experience in them.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Factors influencing the welfare of dairy goats

Popis výsledku anglicky

A variety of stressful situations commonly occur on dairy farms which can impair the well-being of the animals. The aim of this study was to analyse the concentration of cortisol in the saliva of dairy goats and on the basis thereof to determine the degree of stress experienced by them in relation to selected situations on farms. The following situations were selected as stressful: first visit to the milking parlour; weaning off; loading and transport; deworming; and the disruption of social hierarchy. We examined 344 samples from 100 animals using cotton swabs for the saliva collection. Commercially available ELISA kits (Cortisol EIA Kit, BosterBio, California, USA) which can detect cortisol in the saliva of all animal species, were used for the analysis. During the first visit to the milking parlour, weaning off, deworming and disruption of social hierarchy there was a significant (P &lt; 0.05) increase in cortisol concentrations compared to the basal values. For loading and transport there was a highly significant (P &lt; 0.01) increase in cortisol concentrations compared to the basal values. Although these situations are inevitable on farms, efforts should be made to eliminate them as much as possible due to the stress the animals experience in them.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40301 - Veterinary science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Acta veterinaria Brno

ISSN

0001-7213

e-ISSN

1801-7576

Svazek periodika

91

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

333-337

Kód UT WoS článku

000880783400003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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