Grooming and Yarding of Spring-Born Calves Prevent Paralysis Caused by the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Rich, G. B.

doi:10.4141/cjas73-057

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“…In our subjects, differences in frequency of affiliative behaviours between MS and ISS could be due to higher daily forage allowance and more shade availability in ISS. In cattle, short-term benefits of social licking have been demonstrated; for example, maternal licking removes ticks from calves, therefore social licking may have hygienic functions (Rich, 1973). Social licking reduces the heart rate of the recipient, which is associated to positive affective states (Laister et al, 2011).…”

Section: Social Behaviour Of Cattle In Silvopastoral Systemsmentioning

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Social behaviour of cattle in tropical silvopastoral and monoculture systems

Améndola

Solorio

Kú-Vera

et al. 2016

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Silvopastoral systems can be a good alternative for sustainable livestock production because they can provide ecosystem services and improve animal welfare. Most farm animals live in groups and the social organization and interactions between individuals have an impact on their welfare. Therefore, the objective of this study was to describe and compare the social behaviour of cattle (Bos indicus × Bos taurus) in a silvopastoral system based on a high density of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) combined with guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus), star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis) and some trees; with a monoculture system with C. nlemfuensis, in the region of Merida, Yucatán. Eight heifers in each system were observed from 0730 to 1530 h each day for 12 consecutive days during the dry season and 12 consecutive days during the rainy season. The animals followed a rotation between three paddocks, remaining 4 days in each paddock. The vegetation was characterized in the paddocks of the silvopastoral system to estimate the average percentage of shade provided. To make a comparison between systems, we used a t test with group dispersion, and Mann-Whitney tests with the frequency of affiliative and agonistic behaviours. We assessed differences in linearity and stability of dominance hierarchies using Landau's index and Dietz R-test, respectively. The distance of cows with respect to the centroid of the group was shorter, and non-agonistic behaviours were 62% more frequent in the intensive silvopastoral system than in the monoculture one. Heifers in the silvopastoral system had a more linear and non-random dominance hierarchy in both seasons (dry season: h' = 0.964; rainy season: h' = 0.988), than heifers in the monoculture system (dry season: h' = 0.571, rainy season: h' = 0.536). The dominance hierarchy in the silvopastoral system was more stable between seasons (R-test = 0.779) than in the monoculture system (R-test = 0.224). Our results provide the first evidence that heifers in the silvopastoral system maintain more stable social hierarchies and express more sociopositive behaviours, suggesting that animal welfare was enhanced.

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Section: Social Behaviour Of Cattle In Silvopastoral Systemsmentioning

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Social behaviour of cattle in tropical silvopastoral and monoculture systems

Améndola

Solorio

Kú-Vera

et al. 2016

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“…Grooming behavior is known to have body maintenance (Rich 1973; McArthur 1996) and sociometric functions (Simonsen 1979; Crowell‐Davis et al . 1986).…”

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“…Caring for their bodies by removing debris or ectoparasites through scratching (rubbing, object grooming) and licking (self-grooming and allo-grooming, i.e. social grooming) is related to their amenities and health (Rich 1973;Frazer & Broom 1990;Mooring et al 1996). Grooming using inanimate objects has been recently addressed from the viewpoint of environmental enrichment in animal welfare.…”

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Effect of environmental enrichment by providing trees as rubbing objects in grassland: Grazing cattle need tree‐grooming

Kohari

Kosako

Fukasawa

et al. 2007

Animal Science Journal

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We examined the role of trees as grooming objects in grazing pasture and investigated their necessity. Four grazing Japanese Black cows were used. Experimental pastures with restricted (RST) and released (RLS) grooming with trees were established. Examination was carried out for 24 h in each RST and RLS. The respective frequencies and duration of self‐grooming, allo‐grooming (social grooming) and grooming with trees was recorded by a continuous scan sampling method, and maintenance behavior was recorded by a 2‐min group animal scan sampling method. Grooming with trees in RLS occurred 29 ± 12 times/24 h and for 1342 ± 475 s/24 h. Total frequencies and duration of grooming in RLS tended to increase from that in RST (P = 0.08, P = 0.06, respectively). However, self‐grooming and allo‐grooming exhibited no differences. The results indicate that cattle may enrich their grooming through the use of trees if the latter are available. Furthermore, they may not substitute grooming with trees with other forms of grooming if no trees are available in the grassland. No difference was observed in the general proportion of their maintenance behavior. These results suggest that trees in grassland provide a good environmental enrichment object that satisfies cattle's potential needs of grooming and did not restrict their general behavior.

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“…However, grooming mortality can be substantial. Hereford calves separated from their mothers lost 19 Ð 69% of D. andersoni over a 5Ð 6-d interval, compared with loss of 92Ð96% by calves not separated from their mothers (Rich 1973). The differences were attributed to grooming by the mother.…”

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Movement of MaleDermacentor andersoni(Acari: Ixodidae) Among Cattle

Lysyk

2013

J Med Entomol

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Movement of male Dermacentor andersoni (Stiles) was examined among 54 pairs of artificially infested donor and recipient cattle during a 3-yr period. The number of males declined at a rate independent of the initial level of infestation, while the rate of decline of females on the donor animals tended to increase with initial infestation level. Male tick movement to recipient cattle was observed in 26 of 54 (48%) of the animal pairs, but varied among years and trials. Movement tended to be greater during April compared with May and June. The daily probability of movement averaged (SD) 0.067 (0.082), and the number of males moving per day averaged (SD) 0.083 (0.228). Logistic and Poisson regression models were developed and indicated that movement was determined by interactions between the number of males on the donor animals, differences in the number of females on the donor and recipient cattle, temperature, and female age. These models can be used to incorporate movement into tick population models.

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Grooming and Yarding of Spring-Born Calves Prevent Paralysis Caused by the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

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Cited by 24 publications

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Social behaviour of cattle in tropical silvopastoral and monoculture systems

Social behaviour of cattle in tropical silvopastoral and monoculture systems

Effect of environmental enrichment by providing trees as rubbing objects in grassland: Grazing cattle need tree‐grooming

Movement of MaleDermacentor andersoni(Acari: Ixodidae) Among Cattle

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