2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The relationship between cattle behavioural characteristic and milk cortisol concentration
| Project/Area Number |
19780206
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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 | National Agricultural Research Organization |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKASAWA Mishiru National Agricultural Research Organization, 畜産草地研究所放牧管理研究チーム, 主任研究員 (70391373)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 家畜管理 / 応用動物行動学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this project was to examine the relationship between behavioural characteristic and milk cortisol concentration. We revealed that there was a significant effect of lactation stage on milk cortisol concentration. And we found that a consistent relationship between behavioural characteristics, which were estimated under stressful situation, and milk cortisol concentration.
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