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- Title
Stereotypic behaviour in cattle, pigs and horses - a review.
- Authors
Radkowska, Iwona; Godyń, Dorota; Fic, Kinga
- Abstract
There are biological and environmental factors which lead to stereotypic behaviour in humans and animals. Abnormal, functionless repetitive behaviour may have a genetic or epigenetic background; however, in the case of farm animals it is often linked with maintenance in a barren environment. Stereotypies have been considered as an indicator of poor welfare. They may occur in chronic stress situations as an animal's way of coping. Stereotypies are often noticed in cattle, pigs and horses kept individually. This form of behaviour is generally associated with the situation when an animal cannot satisfy its natural needs. Taking into consideration the currently increasing concern about maintaining proper husbandry conditions, especially in intensive breeding systems, the environmental improvement has become an important issue. The objective of this review is to present a characteristic of stereotypies in cattle, pigs and horses and to show various methods of reducing the frequency of this behaviour.
- Subjects
CATTLE; ANIMAL behavior; HORSES; SWINE; DOMESTIC animals; SHOW horses
- Publication
Animal Science Papers & Reports, 2020, Vol 38, Issue 4, p303
- ISSN
0860-4037
- Publication type
Article