Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Vogt, Anina; Aditia, Edit Lesa; Schlechter, Imke; Schütze, Susanne; Geburt, Katrin; Gauly, Matthias; Borstel, Uta König von

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.008

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“…Some authors have found individual-level differences within a same breed [ 36 ], while others underline the effect of breed on temperament (i.e., [ 37 ]) and others have not (i.e., [ 38 ]). In any case, other variables such as the production system, human related characteristics and skills, and frequency of handling, can all have an influence on temperament traits beyond breed effects [ 6 , 39 , 40 ].…”

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Revisiting Cattle Temperament in Beef Cow-Calf Systems: Insights from Farmers’ Perceptions about an Autochthonous Breed

Estévez-Moreno

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Understanding temperament is an important part of cattle production since undesirable temperament may cause serious problems associated with aggression, maternal care, and human safety. However, little is known about how farmers define or assess temperament, especially in autochthonous cattle breeds. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of farmers about the temperament of the Pyrenean cattle breed with special attention to beef cow-calf systems in Spain. The methodology used to obtain the information was focus group discussions (FGD). Farmers defined temperament as a behavioural response to challenging situations imposed by human handling. Specific terms used were related to active or passive reactions to fear (e.g., “strong”, “aggressive”, “nervous”, “fearful”). The speed of response to stimuli was also important. Female temperament was thought to become more docile with age while bull temperament was more variable. Maternal aggressiveness was highlighted as a potential human safety problem, but also desirable in an extensively bred animal who may need to defend calves against predators. Anatomical characteristics were seen as unreliable predictors of temperament, while behavioural indicators were more widely used, such as “alertness”, which was a general trait of the breed, and “gaze”, which, when associated with an alert expression, suggests a potential threat. Sensory acuity, such as sight and smell, were thought to be related with temperament in some FGDs but there was no overall agreement as to whether different behavioural responses were due to differences in sensory acuity. The results from the study could be useful during training programs or in the development of new genetic selection schemes and evaluation protocols involving cattle temperament.

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Revisiting Cattle Temperament in Beef Cow-Calf Systems: Insights from Farmers’ Perceptions about an Autochthonous Breed

Estévez-Moreno

Lama

Villarroel

et al. 2021

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“…There is also high diversity of heritability of cattle temperament (Miglior et al, 2017). Cattle temperament heritability parameters have been estimated 0.18-0.22 and 0.25 for Holstein -Friesian and Jersey, respectively (Mirza et al, 2015).In addition, heritability index of cattle temperament has been reported 0-0.61 and 0.11-0.31 for beef cattle (Vogt et al, 2017).Almost high heritability index (0.36, 0.44 and 0.5) have been recorded for nutritional behaviors (duration, and speed of feeding respectively; figure 5) of hybrid cattle of Bos taurus and Bos indicus. There is low or medium heritability for social and reproductive behaviors.…”

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“…This response could be a habitual behavior which has been possibly stable in different fields during cattle life. Observable appearances of cattle temperament are included reaction behaviors (Vogt et al, 2017). Reaction against human is widely influenced by previous experiences related to communication with human and environmental changes.…”

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Behavioral genetics in Cattle- a review

Fallahi¹

2019

Journal of Livestock Science

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Behavioral traits are the main controllable factors for domesticating cattle. The traits profoundly influence on the longevity of cattle and play a remarkable role in animal welfare assessment and animal ethics limitations determination. In the present study, the genetics of cattle behavior is discussed. Current breeding status of cattle behavioral traits is also reviewed, regarding the high individual variation of behavioral traits and almost high correlations between the traits and performance. Moreover, recent findings of characterizing quantitative trait loci (QTL) for behavioral traits of cattle is considered, as well as the most important problems in the breeding of cattle behavioral traits such as a large variety of methods which are used to evaluate the traits.

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“…This includes proper controls for confounding factors via randomization and use of proper control conditions [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ]. In addition, the chosen measures to be taken should fit the constructs of interest and should be sufficiently reliable and valid [ 45 , 46 , 47 ]. Both classic and modern psychometric theory offers many useful tools for assessing reliability of measures bearing on animal welfare and their relations to the underlying constructs of interest.…”

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The Weak Spots in Contemporary Science (and How to Fix Them)

Wicherts

2017

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Simple SummarySeveral fraud cases, widespread failure to replicate or reproduce seminal findings, and pervasive error in the scientific literature have led to a crisis of confidence in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. In this review, the author discusses some of the core findings that point at weak spots in contemporary science and considers the human factors that underlie them. He delves into the human tendencies that create errors and biases in data collection, analyses, and reporting of research results. He presents several solutions to deal with observer bias, publication bias, the researcher’s tendency to exploit degrees of freedom in their analysis of data, low statistical power, and errors in the reporting of results, with a focus on the specific challenges in animal welfare research.AbstractIn this review, the author discusses several of the weak spots in contemporary science, including scientific misconduct, the problems of post hoc hypothesizing (HARKing), outcome switching, theoretical bloopers in formulating research questions and hypotheses, selective reading of the literature, selective citing of previous results, improper blinding and other design failures, p-hacking or researchers’ tendency to analyze data in many different ways to find positive (typically significant) results, errors and biases in the reporting of results, and publication bias. The author presents some empirical results highlighting problems that lower the trustworthiness of reported results in scientific literatures, including that of animal welfare studies. Some of the underlying causes of these biases are discussed based on the notion that researchers are only human and hence are not immune to confirmation bias, hindsight bias, and minor ethical transgressions. The author discusses solutions in the form of enhanced transparency, sharing of data and materials, (post-publication) peer review, pre-registration, registered reports, improved training, reporting guidelines, replication, dealing with publication bias, alternative inferential techniques, power, and other statistical tools.

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Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Cited by 9 publications

References 47 publications

Revisiting Cattle Temperament in Beef Cow-Calf Systems: Insights from Farmers’ Perceptions about an Autochthonous Breed

Revisiting Cattle Temperament in Beef Cow-Calf Systems: Insights from Farmers’ Perceptions about an Autochthonous Breed

Behavioral genetics in Cattle- a review

The Weak Spots in Contemporary Science (and How to Fix Them)

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