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Study on human-animal relationships : Can animals discriminate between people?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10660285
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Basic veterinary science/Basic zootechnical science
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

TANIDA Hajime  Hiroshima University, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Associate Professor, 生物生産学部, 助教授 (20197528)

Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
KeywordsHuman-animal relationships / Cognitive ability / Animal Welfare / Cows / Pigs / ハンドリング / 家畜の福祉 / 実験用動物
Research Abstract

The human-animal relationships today are complicated and ambiguous. Recently, the relationships between farm animals and consumers of animal products are becoming weak. Our perception towards domestic animals including companion animals are changing with the times. The farmers now realize the importance of human-animal relationships because scientific data support that reproductivity and growth of animals decline by certain behavior of stockpersons, and the farms which keep good relationships with their animals experience high productivity. However, it is not dear whether animals are able to distinguish between individual people or generalize their experiences with one handler to all people. It is of practical importance to know the extent to which fear resulting from aversive handling by one person is generalized to other people. If this is an inevitable consequence of aversive handling, then all people in the animals' environment would soon come to elicit fear, with potentially severe physiological and productivity consequences. This project consists of three parts which are review work ; survey and behavior studies on cows. Review work and survey showed that although Japanese perception towards animals is different from the West in many ways we agree that it is important to improve animal well-being and animal care. According to the studies on cows and pigs using operant conditioning technique, both cows and pigs were able to distinguish between individual people mainly using visual cues. They could discriminate between a rewarder and a non-rewarder based on the cues such as clothes color, face characteristics and body size. These results indicate that when farm animals are handled differently by different people they will behave differently towards those people. It is concluded that the careful and objective selection of applicants for stockperson based on attitude towards animals, and constant education toward stockperson on handling of animals are important.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All Other

All Publications (24 results)

  • [Publications] 谷田創: "「動物の福祉」および「家畜の福祉」に対する異なる視点"日本家畜管理学会誌. 33. 81-88 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷田創: "猫を科学する-VI.「人と猫の関係」と「猫の福祉」(1)"畜産の研究. 53. 1331-1336 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷田創: "猫を科学する-VI.「人と猫の関係」と「猫の福祉」(2)"畜産の研究. 54. 40-46 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Miura,A.: "Provision of servis dogs for people with mobility disabilities"Anthrozoos. 11. 105-108 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Miura,A.: "Attitudes towards dogs:a study of university students in Japan and the U.K."Anthrozoos. (印刷中). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 木場有紀: "家畜はヒトを識別しているのか?-ヒトと家畜との相互作用-"ヒトと動物の関係学会誌. 3. 72-78 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷田創: "家畜の気質とヒトに対する馴れ"広島大学生物生産学部農場報告. 10. 1-6 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Koba,Y.: "How do miniature pigs discriminate between people?:The effect of exchenging cues between a non-handler and their familiar handler on discriminotion"Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 61. 239-252 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tanida,H.: "How do miniature pics discriminate between people?:Discrimination between people wearing coveralls of the same color"Proceedings of the 33th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. 33. 165 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Miura,A.: "Childhood experiences and attitndes towards animals:a study university students in Jpan and thw UK"Proceedings of the 33th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. 33. 51 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIDA H.: "Animal welfare and animal rights"Jpn. J. of Livest. Management. 33 (in Japanese). 81-88 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIDA, H.: "Scientific study on cats - VI. Human-cat relationships and welfare of cats (1)"Sustainable Livestock Production and Human Welfare. 53 (in Japanese). 1331-1336 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIDA. H.: "Scientific study on cats - VI. Human-cat relationships and welfare of cats (2)"Sustainable Livestock Production and Human Welfare. 53 (in Japanese). 40-46 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] MIURA, A.: "Provision of service dogs for people with mobility disabilitie"Anthrozoos. 11. 105-108 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] MIURA, A.: "Attitudes towards dogs. a study of university students m Japan and the UK"Anthrozoos. (in Press). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] KOBA, Y.: "Recognition by farm animals of people : Human-farm animal interactions"Japan. J. Hum. Anim. Relat.. 3 (in Japanese). 72-78 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIDA, H.: "Stockmanship and animal production - Human-farm animal relationships ?"Bull. Exp. Farm Fac. Apple. Biol. Sci. Hiroshima Univ.. 9 (in Japanese). 1-7 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] KOBA, Y.: "How do miniature pigs discriminate between people : The effect of exchanging cues between a non-handler and their familiar handler on discrimination"Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci.. 61. 239-252 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIDA, H.: "How to miniature pigs discriminate between people? : Discrimination between people wearing coveralls of the same color"Proceedings of the 33th International Congress of the International Society for Applied. 165 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Koba,Y.: "How do miniature pigs discriminate between people? : The effect of exchanging cues between a non-handler and their familiar handler on discrimination"Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 61. 239-252 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tanida,H.: "How do miniature pigs discriminate between people? : Discrimination between people wearing coveralls of the same color"Proceedings of the 33rd International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. 33. 165 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Miura,A.: "Childhood experiences and attitudes towards animals:a study of university students in Japan and The UK"Proceedings of the 33rd International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. 33. 51 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tanida,H(谷田 創): "The ability of miniature pigs to discriminate between a stranger and their familiar handler" Appl.Anim.Behav.Sci.56. 149-159 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 谷田 創: "「動物の福祉」および「家畜の福祉」に対する異なる視点" 日本家畜管理学会誌. 33. 81-88 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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