Shortening social confusion after introduction a newly cattle into a stable herd
| Project/Area Number |
19780199
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Zootechnical science/Grassland science
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| Research Institution | Shinshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEDA Kenichi Shinshu University, 農学部, 准教授 (90324235)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,530,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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| Keywords | 家畜管理 / 家畜福祉 / 家畜行動 / 親和行動 / 敵対行動 / ウシ / 畜産学 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed forming the affiliative relationship between an existing herd and a newly heifer at the early stage, and shortening the social confusion period after a newly heifer had been introduced. As a result, the simply stimuli of visual and olfactory cue did not affect encourage affiliative behaviour among cattle, but it was suggested that olfactory cue decreased agonistic behaviour among cattle after a newly heifer introduced. Moreover, the it found that the affiliative relationships was encourage between a newly heifer and a specific cow when a newly heifer was presented the existing herd though the hedge for a week, it was suggested social confusion during mixing the hard was decreased using this method.
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