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Spatial distance and reactivity traits alter the positive perception of brushing by ewes
- Source :
- Animal, Animal, Published by Elsevier (since 2021) / Cambridge University Press (until 2020), 2020, 14 (1), pp.150-160. ⟨10.1017/S1751731119001435⟩, Animal, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 150-160 (2020), animal, animal, Published by Elsevier (since 2021) / Cambridge University Press (until 2020), 2020, 14 (1), pp.150-160. ⟨10.1017/S1751731119001435⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- International audience; Gentle handling seems to elicit positive states in sheep. The study investigated whether spatial distance alters sheep responses to brushing and whether spatial distance is influenced by reactivity. Twenty Romane ewes were assessed in three sessions: in Sessions 1 and 3, one grid separated the test animal from pen mates, with no distance between them, and in Session 2 two grids separated the test animal from pen mates by a distance of about 1.7 m. Ewes had been genetically selected for low (R−) or high (R+) behavioural reactivity to social isolation. Body postures, head orientation, ear postures, closed and half-closed eyes, tail wagging and feeding behaviour, in addition to heart rate (HR) and HR variability, as the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), standard deviation of all normal-to-normal (NN) intervals (SDNN), RMSSD/SDNN ratio and ratio between low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) powers (LF/HF) were assessed. Data were analysed using generalized linear models and linear mixed models. Session, genetic line and phase (pre-, brushing and post-brushing) were considered fixed effects. Increased distance in Session 2 might not have influenced ewes’ responses. Fewer changes in ear postures were noted in Session 3 than 1 (P
- Subjects :
- sheep
040301 veterinary sciences
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Posture
Spatial Behavior
emotional reactivity
Positive perception
Biology
SF1-1100
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
0403 veterinary science
Animal science
Heart Rate
Orientation
positive handling
Heart rate
Animals
[INFO]Computer Science [cs]
Session (computer science)
Reactivity (psychology)
Sheep, Domestic
[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics
autonomic nervous system
0402 animal and dairy science
Feeding Behavior
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
040201 dairy & animal science
Animal culture
behaviour
[SDV.GEN.GA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Animal genetics
Social Isolation
Female
Perception
Animal Science and Zoology
France
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17517311 and 1751732X
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Animal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a1eb5bb6a59bf347a79bdb99d858a10b