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| Author | Sárová, R.; Spinka, M.; Panamá, J.L.A.; Simecek, P. | ||||
| Title | Graded leadership by dominant animals in a herd of female beef cattle on pasture | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication  |
Animal Behaviour. | Abbreviated Journal | Anim. Behav. |
| Volume | 79 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 1037-1045 |
| Keywords | Bos taurus; cattle; dominance; foraging; Gps; group movement; leadership | ||||
| Abstract | The role of dominant individuals in leading groups of animals is not yet well understood. We investigated whether dominant beef cows, Bos taurus, have more influence on herd movement on pasture than more subordinate cows. A herd of 15 Gasconne cows was observed for a 3-week period between dawn and dusk. The positions of all adult cows were recorded with GPS collars at 1 min intervals and the behaviour of each cow was recorded in 5 min scans. The dominance hierarchy was recorded by ad libitum sampling. Through cluster analysis of the recorded data, we distinguished three herd behaviour patterns: resting, foraging and travelling. Dominant cows were closer to the front of the herd during both travelling and foraging. During travelling, more dominant cows also had more direct trajectories and were more aligned both with their nearest neighbours and with the whole herd. During foraging, the trajectories of dominant cows were shorter than those of subordinate cows. The results indicate that foraging and short-distance travelling movements by female beef cattle are not led by any particular individual but rather are influenced by a graded type of leadership; that is, the more dominant a cow is, the stronger the influence it may have on the movements of the herd. | ||||
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| ISSN | 0003-3472 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5271 | ||
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| Author | Grafner, G.; Zimmermann, H.; Karge, E.; Munch, J.; Ribbeck, R.; Hiepe, T. | ||||
| Title | [Incidence and damages inflicted by simuliid flies in the GDR district of Schwerin] | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1976 | Publication |
Angewandte Parasitologie | Abbreviated Journal | Angew Parasitol |
| Volume | 17 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 2-6 |
| Keywords | Animals; Cattle; Cattle Diseases/*parasitology; Climate; *Diptera/growth & development; Ecology; Ectoparasitic Infestations/*veterinary; Germany, East; Horse Diseases/*parasitology; Horses; Swine; Swine Diseases/*parasitology | ||||
| Abstract | Systematic faunal studies in the district Schwerin showed at the present time there are 3 more or less damage-biotopes existing in the districts of Perleberg, Ludwigslust and Parchim; 5 river sources can be considered as potential sources, 5 are temporary and 2 are ephemeral whilst in 3 further areas environmental influences such as effluent impairs the flow of the river and the developmental stages of Simuliidae were not observed.--The following species were found: Boophthora erythrocephala, Wilhelmia salopiensis, Wilhelmia equina, Odagmia ornata, Eusimulium aureum and Eusimulium lundstroemi.--The damage statistics covering the period 1966--1971 showed in the district of Schwerin, due to Simuliid attacks, 38 cattle died, 170 were seriously ill; in 1967 5 horses were seriously ill; in 1971, 3 pigs died and 27 were seriously ill.--The symptoms were manifested by pathological petechiae, scabs and oedema, also by insufficiency of the heart and circulatory system, diminished performance and growth disturbance. In severe cases heart and circulation failure occurred, paresis, coma and death followed.--The real economic significance of the Simuliid attacks rest with its strong and prolonged distrubance in young animals, as well as in pronounced irreparable diminished performance in diseased dairy cattle. | ||||
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| Language | German | Summary Language | Original Title | Vorkommen und Schadwirkung von Kriebelmucken im DDR-Bezirk Schwerin | |
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| ISSN | 0003-3162 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:1267220 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2699 | ||
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| Author | Menges, R.W.; Furcolow, M.L.; Selby, L.A.; Habermann, R.T.; Smith, C.D. | ||||
| Title | Ecologic studies of histoplasmosis | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1967 | Publication |
American Journal of Epidemiology | Abbreviated Journal | Am J Epidemiol |
| Volume | 85 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 108-119 |
| Keywords | Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Antibodies/*analysis; Carnivora; Cats; Cattle; Child; Child, Preschool; Dogs; Ecology; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Histoplasma/isolation & purification; Histoplasmin; Histoplasmosis/*epidemiology/*immunology; Horses; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Kansas; Male; Marsupialia; Mice; Middle Aged; Missouri; Rabbits; Skin Tests; *Soil Microbiology; Swine | ||||
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| ISSN | 0002-9262 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:5334640 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2747 | ||
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| Author | Dumont, B.; Rossignol, N.; Loucougaray, G.; Carrère, P.; Chadoeuf, J.; Fleurance, G.; Bonis, A.; Farruggia, A.; Gaucherand, S.; Ginane, C.; Louault, F.; Marion, B.; Mesléard, F.; Yavercovski, N. | ||||
| Title | When does grazing generate stable vegetation patterns in temperate pastures? | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2012 | Publication |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 153 | Issue | Pages | 50-56 | |
| Keywords | Boolean process; Cattle; Patch stability; Productivity; Stocking density; Temperate pasture | ||||
| Abstract | The stability of grazing-induced spatial patterns of vegetation was analyzed at two spatial scales (25 m × 20 m areas and 1.6 m × 0.8 m grids) in pastures of contrasting productivity (maximum standing biomass: 130–800 gDM/m2). At both scales, the mosaic of grazed and ungrazed patches was modeled as a Boolean process, calculating cross-variograms to quantify the temporal stability of grazing patterns and its links with local floristic composition were tested. The scale at which stability of vegetation patterns took place in two successive years depended on pasture productivity. Inter-annual stability of large-scale patterns mainly occurred in extensively used fertile pastures grazed by cattle, and in pastures grazed by horses. Less-fertile grasslands were mainly characterized by a fine-scale stability of grazing patterns. Stable fine-scale patterns were often related to the local abundance of legumes and forbs. Stable large-scale patterns of grazing within lightly grazed productive grasslands could result in divergent local vegetation dynamics, which can be seen as an opportunity for restoring biodiversity in fertile grasslands. | ||||
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| ISSN | 0167-8809 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5595 | ||
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| Author | Nelson, G.S. | ||||
| Title | Onchocerciasis | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1970 | Publication |
Advances in Parasitology | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Parasitol |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | Pages | 173-224 | |
| Keywords | Africa; Animals; Anthelmintics/therapeutic use; Artiodactyla; Blindness/etiology; Cattle; Circadian Rhythm; Ddt; Diethylcarbamazine/therapeutic use; Diptera/anatomy & histology/growth & development; Dwarfism/etiology; Ecology; Eye/pathology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Geography; Haplorhini; Hernia, Femoral/etiology; Horses; Humans; Insect Vectors/growth & development; Larva/growth & development; Male; Onchocerca/classification/growth & development; *Onchocerciasis/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology/immunology/pathology/prevention & control/veterinary; Primates; Serologic Tests; Skin/pathology; Skin Tests; Suramin/therapeutic use | ||||
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| ISSN | 0065-308X | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:4997515 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2738 | ||
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| Author | Boray, J.C. | ||||
| Title | Experimental fascioliasis in Australia | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1969 | Publication |
Advances in Parasitology | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Parasitol |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | Pages | 95-210 | |
| Keywords | Adaptation, Biological; Adaptation, Physiological; Animal Nutrition Physiology; Animals; Animals, Laboratory; Australia; Cattle; *Cattle Diseases/pathology; Climate; *Disease Vectors; Ecology; Electron Transport; Estivation; Fasciola hepatica/enzymology/*growth & development/metabolism/physiology; Fascioliasis/epidemiology/immunology/*prevention & control/veterinary; Glycolysis; Guinea Pigs; Horses; Humans; Larva/growth & development/physiology; Marsupialia; Metamorphosis, Biological; Mice; New Guinea; New Zealand; Parasite Egg Count; Rats; Seasons; Sheep; *Sheep Diseases/pathology | ||||
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| ISSN | 0065-308X | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:4935272 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2744 | ||
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| Author | Broucek, J., Uhrincat, M., Kišac, P., Hanus, A.. | ||||
| Title | Hair Whorl Position as a Predictor of Learning Ability and Locomotor Behavior in Cattle? | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2004 | Publication |
ACTA VETERINARIA BRUNENSIS | Abbreviated Journal | ACTA VET. BRNO |
| Volume | 73 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 455-459 |
| Keywords | Cattle, hair whorl, reversal learning, open-field | ||||
| Abstract | The aim of our work was to investigate the hypothesis that the speed of solving the maze tests and locomotor behavior of heifers in open-field tests are affected by the height location of facial whorl. Fifty-eight Holstein heifers were used. Maze learning was observed at the age of 15 weeks, and an open-field test was applied at two ages, 16 weeks and 18 months. Whorl placement was recorded by one person as each heifer entered the scale. The hair whorl position was determined on the basis of two patterns: A) hair whorl high, middle and low and B) hair whorl high and low. Heifers with a high hair whorl were the fastest (77.8 ± 84.3 s) and heifers with a middle hair whorl the slowest (87.3 ± 100.3 s) in the A pattern during the maze tests. In the B whorl pattern, heifers with a high hair whorl ran across the maze in 84.5 ± 95.2 s and heifers with a low hair whorl in 84.1 ± 97.9 s. The number of crossed squares in a 5-minute open-field test in the A pattern was the non-significantly highest in heifers with a high hair whorl (43.4) at the age of 16 weeks. In the B whorl pattern, heifers with a high hair whorl were also more mobile, but neither differences in individual minutes nor in the whole 5 minutes were significant. Heifers with a high hair whorl displayed the strongest locomotory behavior (37.6 squares) and heifers with a low hair whorl (30.8) were the slowest in the A pattern at the age of 18 months. The differences were not significant. In the B whorl pattern, heifers with a high hair whorl crossed more squares, but the difference was not significant in comparison with heifers with a low hair whorl. We found that the time of traversing the maze and the locomotor activity in open-field test may not be influenced in the dairy cattle by the height facial whorl position |
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4321 | ||
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