2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-737x2010000200012
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Comportamentos de amamentação e mamada em bubalinos, suas relações com período de lactação, idade e sexo dos bezerros

Abstract: Nursing and sucking behaviour in buffalos in relation to lactation period, age and calf sexThe objectives of the present study were to investigate the frequency and duration of nursing behaviour in female buffalos during the lactation period and the types of suckling behaviour in relation to age and calf sex. Thirty-five females with their calves were observed during three consecutive days in each month, over a period of nine months. The nursing behaviour was characterized as isolated filial nursing (IFN); col… Show more

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“…As mentioned above, allonursing/allosuckling (communal nursing) refers to the practice in which a female allows (accepts) calves that are not her biological progeny to feed from her udder while she cares for and protects them [ 95 ]. This behavior is seldom seen in ungulates, but female buffaloes have shown the capacity to passively accept calves from other biological dams [ 96 ], although in a study of 35 female buffaloes with their calves conducted by Mandella-Oliveira et al [ 97 ], it was found that events of nonfilial nursing are not common in this breed after observing daily frequencies of just 0.61–0.67, compared to filial feeding (0.61–1.06).…”
Section: The Importance Of Allosuckling For Offspring and Damsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As mentioned above, allonursing/allosuckling (communal nursing) refers to the practice in which a female allows (accepts) calves that are not her biological progeny to feed from her udder while she cares for and protects them [ 95 ]. This behavior is seldom seen in ungulates, but female buffaloes have shown the capacity to passively accept calves from other biological dams [ 96 ], although in a study of 35 female buffaloes with their calves conducted by Mandella-Oliveira et al [ 97 ], it was found that events of nonfilial nursing are not common in this breed after observing daily frequencies of just 0.61–0.67, compared to filial feeding (0.61–1.06).…”
Section: The Importance Of Allosuckling For Offspring and Damsmentioning
confidence: 99%