Degree of social isolation affects behavioural and vocal response patterns in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Siebert, Katrin; Langbein, Jan; Schön, Peter-Christian; Tuchscherer, Armin; Puppe, Birger

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2011.01.003

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“…This could be due to limited access to feeding, drinking and sitting spaces and no freedom to express kinetic behaviour so more aggression which could be an indicator of poor welfare. This was in agreement with that reported by Milinski and Parker (1991) ;Fournier and Festa Bianchet (1995 ) and Sieberta et al(2011)as they stated that the high level of emotional distress, fear and frustration indicate impaired animal welfare. In contrast, Rebecca et al (2010) reported that goats reared in village system show no consequences for aggressive patterns.…”

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Impact of Dominance on Behaviour of Goat reared under Different Housing Systems

Abdel-Hamid¹

2017

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Key words:Goat, Management, Dominance, Behaviour, Housing Systems.This study was carried out to investigate the effect of dominance on behaviour of goat reared under different housing conditions. A two flock of baladi goats belonging to both the farm of faculty of veterinary medicine, Zagazig university and private one at Hehia city, Sharkeya in which a total number of forty baladi goats (9-18 m) were used and reared under two housing systems either semi-intensive or village system (20 goats per system) which randomly allocated into two sub-groups (4 male and 16 female). The following behaviours were assessed: ingestive, agonistic and eliminative for each housing system. The results revealed that there was significant effect of the dominance index on the behaviour of goat with the highest for the dominance index >0.66 for goats reared under semi-intensive system followed by the village. Therefore, it can be concluded that rearing goats under the semi-intensive system could be better than the village one with the following recommendation to gain the good economic benefit from it: 1. Suitable stocking density with similarity in age and size 2. Avoid regrouping and keep the group stable 3. Sufficient feeding spaces to avoid fighting on feed resources 4. Avoid bad management by human to keep the animal in good temperament.

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Impact of Dominance on Behaviour of Goat reared under Different Housing Systems

Abdel-Hamid¹

2017

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“…Siebert et al (20) reported that bleating is a good indicator of stress experienced during an isolation test. The goat kids of group E bleated more frequently than the kids of group B (Table 1; P = 0.0125).…”

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Effects of housing environment on social isolation response,weaning stress, and immune reaction in goat kids

Tölü¹,

Göktürk²,

Savaş³

2017

Turk J Vet Anim Sci

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This study investigated how environmental structuring in the growing units of goat kids influences their ability to cope with social isolation and weaning-induced stress. Two experimental groups were arranged in an enriched (E) or barren (B) environment and each of the two groups had 10 female and 10 male kids. During the social isolation, the goat kids in group E started bleating earlier (P = 0.1612) and more frequently (P = 0.0125). Goat kids also bleated earlier (P = 0.0005) and more often after the weaning period (P = 0.0006). Only the rearing behavior of the groups exhibited significant differences in social isolation. However, after the weaning, kids showed more bipedal stance behavior (P = 0.0204) and less running behavior (P = 0.0394) than before the weaning period. Cortisol, triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4) hormone concentrations were lower at weaning than in the other periods with social isolation (P < 0.05). The T3 hormone concentrations of the groups at weaning were significantly different (P = 0.0201). The immune response to Brucella vaccination did not differ between the groups (P = 0.2753). Findings revealed that both social isolation tests created stress in the goat kids. Considering the bleating frequencies, it can be concluded that the goat kids in the enriched environment experienced more social isolation stress than the goat kids in the barren environment.

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“…Most scientific accounts of grief in animals, including the classic protest-despair phase, relate to primates (Seay et al 1962;Bard & Nadler 1983;Codner & Nadler 1984;Reite et al 1989;Laudenslager et al 1990;Cronin et al 2011), although anecdotal evidence suggests that elephants (Elephas, Loxodonta spp) and dolphins (Delphinidae) also experience grief as a result of chronic separation from conspecifics (Fertl & Schiro 1994;Herzing 2000;Douglas-Hamilton et al 2006), and that dogs (Canis spp) and cats (Felis catus) also experience a sustained grief response (Schwartz 2003). There is ample literature providing evidence that cows (Bos spp), pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus), sheep (Ovis aries), goats (Capra hircus), horses (Equus caballus) and chickens (Gallus domesticus) experience separation distress as a result of maternal separation and temporary or chronic isolation (eg Weary et al 1999;Watts et al 2001;Siebert et al 2011;Ungerfeld et al 2011). Separation distress, in these cases, typically includes distress vocalisations, increased activity or locomotion, escape attempts, and increased heartrate, or increased hypothalamic-pituitary activity indicating stress.…”

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“…They are also weaned earlier than they would be under natural conditions, which causes stress (Fisher & Matthews 2001). Both sheep and goats produce vocalisations and increased activity during social isolation (Carbonaro et al 1992;Lyons et al 1993;Orgeur et al 1999;Rault et al 2011;Siebert et al 2011), and sheep also experience increases in plasma cortisol during isolation, indicating stress (Cockram et al 1994;Guesdon et al 2012) However, there have been no scientific studies on any of the farm animals discussed above (cows, pigs, sheep or goats) which have resulted in evidence for a two-stage protest-despair response characteristic of grief. This may be due to the fact that these are prey animals and therefore a period of withdrawal or inactivity could compromise their survival.…”

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“…In human management systems, animals are often abruptly separated from their mothers (Newberry & Swanson 2008;Enriquez et al 2011) and other conspecifics (Siebert et al 2011) either temporarily or permanently. Both separation and social isolation may have a negative physiological and emotional effect on animals, which could directly impact upon their welfare.…”

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confidence: 99%

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