Can access to an automated grooming brush and/or a mirror reduce stress of dairy cows kept in social isolation?

Mandel, Roi; Wenker, Margret L.; Reenen, Kees van; Keil, Nina M.; Hillmann, Edna

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2018.12.007

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“…Looking at the proportions of the individual ear positions, we found a decrease of centre and forward up during STR. Erect ears and ears directed forwards have been associated with heightened attention or high-arousal states in dairy cows [28,29]. A decrease of these positions might indicate reduced vigilance or a decrease in arousal during the stroking phase.…”

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“…Recently, facial expressions have been investigated as potential indicators of affective states in animals (reviewed by Descovich et al [25]). In cattle, ear positions and movements in particular have come into the focus of scientific research on affective states [26][27][28][29]. Social interactions and positive affective states can also affect cardiac parameters.…”

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Effects of Different Stroking Styles on Behaviour and Cardiac Parameters in Heifers

Lange

Franzmayr

Wisenöcker

et al. 2020

Animals

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Gentle animal–human interactions, such as stroking, can promote positive emotions and thus welfare in cattle. While previous studies showed that stroking at the ventral neck elicited the most positive reactions in cows, intra-specific allogrooming in cattle includes different body regions and is probably guided partly by the receiver. Thus, we compared heifers’ (n = 28) reactions to stroking with the experimenter either reactively responding to perceived momentary preferences of the heifers or exclusively stroking the ventral neck. Independently of the stroking style, longer durations of neck stretching and contact occurred during stroking, supporting our hypothesis of a positive perception of stroking. We did not confirm the predicted decrease in heart rate and increase in heart rate variability, but instead found a slightly increased mean heart rate during stroking. The different stroking styles elicited differences in the heifers’ ear positions: “reactive” stroking led to longer durations of low ear positions during stroking, while during “ventral neck” stroking, the duration of back up increased. However, no other behaviours differed significantly between different stroking styles, indicating that the exact manner of stroking applied in our treatments seemed to be less important in the promotion of positive affective states in cattle through gentle human–animal interactions.

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Effects of Different Stroking Styles on Behaviour and Cardiac Parameters in Heifers

Lange

Franzmayr

Wisenöcker

et al. 2020

Animals

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“…In the experiment conducted by Mandel et al (2019) cows were isolated in enclosures with a mirror, an automated grooming brush, or with both items at the same time, and they found no reducement of stress indicators compared to the non-enriched environment. A similar study which involved housing individual calves in a fully furnished pen (with two artificial teats, a stationary brush, a calf 'lollie', and a rubber chain link for calves to manipulate) came to a similar conclusion.…”

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Early weaning: new insights on an ever-persistent problem in the dairy industry

Mikuš

Marzel²,

Mikuš

2020

Journal of Dairy Research

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It is common practice in the dairy industry to separate the calf from the cow immediately after parturition, and in most parts of the world calves are housed individually during the milk-feeding period. Early and abrupt separation has major implications for the calf's physical and psychological development. In this Research Reflection short review we present and discuss the main housing systems and management practices regarding early weaning in today's dairy industry. Main benefits and disadvantages are critically addressed, and possible future research suggested. Furthermore, major policy issues related to consumers, scientific recommendations and economic performance of farms have been identified, as well as future drivers for more viable housing solutions for neonatal calves. This review serves as an introduction and preamble to the second section of this Special Issue, which is dedicated to cow-calf contact management systems.

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“…For example, animals can be given mirrors to allow them to view and engage with animals in neighboring enclosures [101,102] or they may be shown video footage of conspecifics [103,104]. However, the efficacy of such enrichment as a substitute for social housing has been questioned [105,106] and animals' likelihood of engaging with such enrichment may differ across species or based on their experience with such stimuli [107].…”

Section: Enrichmentmentioning

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Leveraging Social Learning to Enhance Captive Animal Care and Welfare

Hopper

2021

JZBG

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From ants to zebras, animals are influenced by the behavior of others. At the simplest level, social support can reduce neophobia, increasing animals’ exploration of novel spaces, foods, and other environmental stimuli. Animals can also learn new skills more quickly and more readily after observing others perform them. How then can we apply animals’ proclivity to socially learn to enhance their care and welfare in captive settings? Here, I review the ways in which animals (selectively) use social information, and propose tactics for leveraging that to refine the behavioral management of captive animals: to enhance socialization techniques, enrichment strategies, and training outcomes. It is also important to consider, however, that social learning does not always promote the uniform expression of new behaviors. There are differences in animals’ likelihood to seek out or use socially provided information, driven by characteristics such as species, rank, age, and personality. Additionally, social learning can result in inexact transmission or the transmission of undesirable behaviors. Thus, understanding when, how, and why animals use social information is key to developing effective strategies to improve how we care for animals across settings and, ultimately, enhance captive animal welfare.

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Can access to an automated grooming brush and/or a mirror reduce stress of dairy cows kept in social isolation?

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Effects of Different Stroking Styles on Behaviour and Cardiac Parameters in Heifers

Effects of Different Stroking Styles on Behaviour and Cardiac Parameters in Heifers

Early weaning: new insights on an ever-persistent problem in the dairy industry

Leveraging Social Learning to Enhance Captive Animal Care and Welfare

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