Of browse, goats, and men: Contribution to the debate on animal traditions and cultures

Landau, S.; Provenza, Frederick D.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105127

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“…When offspring begin to forage, the mother is a model for what and what not to eat, and where and where not to go. Learned behaviors and abilities involve anatomical and physiological changes in organ systems, including the microbiome (Landau & Provenza, 2020). Many pf such changes are inheritable, if in epigenetic ways, and, therefore, subject to breeding strategies.…”

Section: Discussion: Breeding For Variabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Technological Strategies Implemented by Livestock Farmers Specialized in Goat Breeding in the Mountain Region of San Juan, Mendoza and La Rioja Provinces in Argentina

Guzmán¹,

Alberghini²

2023

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The goat farming is of great relevance in the mountain ranges of San Juan, La Rioja and Mendoza Provinces in Argentina. Out of the three, Mendoza province has the highest number of goats in the country. This system of production is majorly managed by the family members making it an integral part of the Family Farming sector.. This type of production generates work in a pauperized sector and at such places that are distant from the urban centres where possibility of alternative occupations is scare or almost nil. The animal rearing activity focuses on primary production with little value addition, high seasonality, and informal and rudimentary marketing strategies. These activities primarily employ tacit knowledge acquired over the years by trial-and-error method. Transhumance, as a strategy for the use of the natural environment, reveals the existence of a thorough knowledge of the seasonal productivity of the grasslands of the mountain valleys. Research and extension organizations develop projects aimed at improving these production systems through the implementation of contemporary technologies. The objective of this paper is to identify the technological strategies implemented by the Family Farming sector specialized in goat breeding in the mountain region of the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and La Rioja, with specific focus on their origin, specific problems they face, and strategic similarities and differences to propose recommendations for the research and extension organizations.

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Section: Discussion: Breeding For Variabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Technological Strategies Implemented by Livestock Farmers Specialized in Goat Breeding in the Mountain Region of San Juan, Mendoza and La Rioja Provinces in Argentina

Guzmán¹,

Alberghini²

2023

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“…Discrimination refers to the ability to differentiate between objects, while categorisation is the capacity to perceptually group objects based on shared properties (Shettleworth 2010). Domestic goats, when given the opportunity, tend to have a diet richer in browse than their feral or wild counterparts (Landau and Provenza 2020). Higher browse consumption means greater exposure to plant secondary compounds such as tannins, which can reduce food intake, and cause liver damage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…sexual imprinting: Kendrick et al 1998Kendrick et al , 2001, to influencing what plants kids will forage on in later life (Landau and Provenza 2020). These feeding preferences can be initially formed through passive learning in-utero, via exposure to flavour molecules in the amniotic fluid (Hai et al 2014), and later through the mother's milk and microbiome transfer through saliva and social contact (Nolte andProvenza 1992, Landau andProvenza 2020). Later, passive learning mechanisms are combined pre-weaning and replaced post-weaning with active learning from mothers.…”

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“…Processes underlying vertical learning may include a mixture of "local enhancement" and "production imitation" (Landau and Provenza 2020). Specifically, kids may learn through local enhancement when the mother's presence or actions draws their attention to a particular location, such that they are more likely to visit or interact with stimuli at that location (Hoppitt and Laland 2013).…”

Section: Vertical Learningmentioning

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Mason et al Preprint_Goat Emotions, Cognition and Personality

Mason,

Briefer,

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et al. 2024

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Positive welfare is a relatively modern concept based on the idea that on the whole, an animal’s positive experiences should outweigh their negative ones. Intuitively, we therefore require indicators to measure when animals are experiencing positive and negative emotional states, as well as providing opportunities for animals to create positive experiences. Goats typically live rich social and emotional lives, are naturally inquisitive, and seek cognitive challenges, highlighting the importance of a complex and cognitively stimulating environment for their welfare. However, all goats are different, underlining the shortcomings of a ‘one size fits all’ approach to provide the best welfare for each individual. In sum, to achieve positive welfare in goats we must have a means to monitor their emotional experiences, understand their cognitive abilities and provide sufficient opportunities to apply these and ensure welfare measures are tailored at an individual-level. This chapter will therefore focus on potential behavioural, physiological and cognitive indicators used to measure goat emotional states in the short- and long-term; their cognitive abilities in the physical and social domains; and the effect of personality on how goats interact with their social environment and on their cognitive abilities.

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“…Por su parte, Azando et al ( 70) reportan que la administración del AcEs de los frutos de Z. zanthoxylum no afectó la GDP ni el peso vivo final de corderos Djallonke. En este sentido, a pesar de que los resultados tienden a indicar una afectación en las variables productivas, futuros trabajos deben establecer los costos del trade-off entre nutrición y sanidad (79)(80).…”

Section: Experiencias En La Utilización De Terpenos Y Aceites Esenciales Sobre Los Nematodos Gastrointestinales De Ovinos Y Caprinosunclassified

Actividad antihelmíntica in vivo de terpenos y aceites esenciales en pequeños rumiantes

Torres-Fajardo

Higuera-Piedrahita

2021

Rev MVZ Córdoba

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Los terpenos y aceites esenciales (AcEs) poseen un amplio espectro de actividades biológicas que pueden ser exploradas en las ciencias veterinarias. En este sentido, su uso ha sido propuesto como una estrategia para enfrentar las crecientes poblaciones de nematodos gastrointestinales (NGI) resistentes a los antihelmínticos (AH) tradicionales. En la presente revisión analizamos 11 manuscritos científicos que, mediante la utilización del enfoque in vivo, evaluaron el potencial AH de plantas ricas en terpenos (PRT) o AcEs en pequeños rumiantes. La especie ovina fue utilizada en el 81% de los trabajos. Brasil es el país que lidera esta línea de investigación seguido de los Estados Unidos de América y la República de Benín. Todos los manuscritos analizados utilizaron la prueba de reducción del conteo fecal de huevos de NGI, mientras que cinco manuscritos emplearon la metodología del test —o prueba— controlado(a). La actividad de las PRT y los AcEs sobre la excreción de huevos de NGI en las heces fue variable, reportándose valores que oscilaron desde un efecto nulo hasta un 97%. Dos trabajos reportaron una reducción en el tamaño de los NGI machos adultos y en la fecundidad de las hembras tras la administración de AcEs. Resulta necesario generar más trabajos que se dirijan a entender las interacciones entre las plantas, sus metabolitos secundarios y los rumiantes que las consumen. Comprender dichas interacciones nos permitirá utilizar estos productos naturales como elementos que ayuden a mejorar la nutrición y la sanidad de ovinos y caprinos en diferentes sistemas productivos.

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Of browse, goats, and men: Contribution to the debate on animal traditions and cultures

Cited by 17 publications

References 111 publications

Technological Strategies Implemented by Livestock Farmers Specialized in Goat Breeding in the Mountain Region of San Juan, Mendoza and La Rioja Provinces in Argentina

Technological Strategies Implemented by Livestock Farmers Specialized in Goat Breeding in the Mountain Region of San Juan, Mendoza and La Rioja Provinces in Argentina

Mason et al Preprint_Goat Emotions, Cognition and Personality

Actividad antihelmíntica in vivo de terpenos y aceites esenciales en pequeños rumiantes

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