Feeding, Resting and Agonistic Behavior of Pregnant Boer Goats in Relation to Feeding Space Allowance
| Autor: | Mathias Gauly, Mesut Yildirir, Gürbüz Daş, Christian Lambertz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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2. Zero hunger
040301 veterinary sciences 0402 animal and dairy science Physical activity Allowance (money) 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Social behaviour Biology 040201 dairy & animal science 0403 veterinary science agonistic behavior competition feeding behavior goats resting behavior Animal science Agonistic behaviour |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Animal Science. 19:1133-1142 |
| ISSN: | 2300-8733 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/aoas-2019-0038 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to test the effect of the animal to feeding place ratio on behavior of meat goats during gestation. In one group (FP-1.0; n=10) every goat had a single feeding place while in the other group (FP-0.5; n=10) two goats had to share one feeding place. Behaviors were analyzed with the continuous sampling method for 24 h for each animal. Social dominance index was used by ranking individuals as low-, medium- and high-ranking according to withdrawal and displacement behaviors. Total daily feeding duration decreased (P=0.001) from 5.2 h to 4.2 h by reducing feeding place. Feeding duration was neither affected by social rank (P=0.362) nor its interaction with feeding place (P=0.159). Feeding frequency was higher in FP-0.5 than FP-1.0 (P=0.001). Low-ranking goats had a higher feeding frequency (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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