Chicken or the egg the reciprocal association between feeding behavior and animal welfare and their impact on productivity in dairy cows
Feeding behavior in dairy cattle has a significant impact on feed efficiency, which is important for increasing the profitability of livestock and, at the same time, reducing the environmental impact. Feeding behavior can be measured by feeding time, meal duration, meal frequency, feeding rate, and...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Chicken or the egg |b the reciprocal association between feeding behavior and animal welfare and their impact on productivity in dairy cows |
| 520 | |a Feeding behavior in dairy cattle has a significant impact on feed efficiency, which is important for increasing the profitability of livestock and, at the same time, reducing the environmental impact. Feeding behavior can be measured by feeding time, meal duration, meal frequency, feeding rate, and rumination time. Higher feed intake is related to lower feed efficiency; whereas, an increase in feeding time facilitates chewing, reduces feed particle size and increases its digestibility. More frequent and shorter meals are usually associated with a more efficient use of feed due to improvement of feed digestibility. Rumination time is positively associated withmilk production. Impaired health is associated with variations in feeding behavior, which can be used to identify and predict some diseases such as ketosis, mastitis, or lameness. Changes in rumination time are also a reliable indicator of mastitis, lameness, ketosis, abomasal displacement, and the onset of calving. In addition to the cause-effect relationship between disease and changes in feeding behavior, there are also some cases in which changes in feeding behavior may lead to an increased risk of disease, as exemplified by the relationship of feeding rate with sub-acute ruminal acidosis. Feeding behavior is regulated by internal and external factors and some of them are relevant for animal welfare. The main welfare-associated factors influencing feeding behavior are social behavior and temperament, and environmental effects. Cattle are social animals and hierarchy has a notable impact on feeding behavior, especially when access to feed is limited. Competition for feed causes a reduction in the average feeding time but increases feeding rate. Excitable animals visit the feeder more often and spend less time per meal. High environmental temperature affects feeding behavior, as heat-stressed cattle change their feeding pattern by concentrating the feeding events in crepuscular hours, leading to an increased risk of sub-acute ruminal acidosis. In conclusion, feeding behavior is a determinant feature for improving efficiency, productivity and welfare of dairy cattle. Routine assessment of feeding behavior allows monitoring of health and production status of dairy cattle at the individual and farm level, which is a useful tool to optimize the management of livestock. | ||
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| 653 | |a DAIRY CATTLE | ||
| 653 | |a FEEDING BEHAVIOR | ||
| 653 | |a FEED EFFICIENCY | ||
| 653 | |a PRODUCTIVITY | ||
| 653 | |a WELFARE | ||
| 700 | 1 | |a Llonch, Pol |u Autonomous University of Barcelona. School of Veterinary Science. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |9 70266 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Mainau, Eva |u Autonomous University of Barcelona. School of Veterinary Science. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |9 70267 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Ipharraguerre, Ignacio Rodolfo |u Lucta S.A. Innovation Division. UAB Research Park. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |u University of Kiel. Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science. Kiel, Germany. |9 10603 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Bargo, Fernando |u Lucta S.A. Innovation Division. UAB Research Park. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |u Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Escuela para Graduados "Alberto Soriano" (EPG). Buenos Aires, Argentina. |9 10622 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Tedó, Gemma |u Lucta S.A. Innovation Division. UAB Research Park. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |9 70268 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Blanch, Marta |u Lucta S.A. Innovation Division. UAB Research Park. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |9 70269 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Manteca, Xavier |u Autonomous University of Barcelona. School of Veterinary Science. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. |9 70270 | |
| 773 | |t Frontiers in Veterinary Science |g Vol.5 (2019), art.305, 11 p., il. | ||
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