Lambs fed protein or energy imbalanced diets forage in locations and on foods that rectify imbalances [0.03%]
喂食蛋白质或能量不平衡饮食的羔羊在纠正不平衡的地方和食物上觅食
LL Scott,FD Provenza
LL Scott
Ruminants eat a variety of foods from different locations in the environment. While water, cover, social interactions, and predators are all likely to influence choice of foraging location, differences in macronutrient content among forages...
Behavioural interactions between West African dwarf nanny goats and their twin-born kids during the first 48 h post-partum [0.03%]
EK Awotwi,K Oppong-Anane,PC Addae et al.
EK Awotwi et al.
West African dwarf nanny goats and their twin-born kids were tested to determine their behavioural response to separation and their mutual recognition during the first 48 h post-partum. Does and their kids were given scores ranging from 1 t...
HR Kelly,JM Bruce,PR English et al.
HR Kelly et al.
The behaviour of 3-week weaned pigs in different housing systems was examined as part of an assessment of the suitability of the Straw-Flow(R) system for pigs of this age. Three replicate pens of 20 pigs were weaned at 6.4 kg liveweight int...
Differences in food preferences between individuals and populations of domestic cats Felis silvestris catus [0.03%]
家猫（Felis silvestris catus）个体和群体间食物偏好的差异性研究
JW Bradshaw,LM Healey,CJ Thorne et al.
JW Bradshaw et al.
The food preferences of 64 cats, of which 28 were domestic pets and 36 were free-ranging animals on three farms, were tested using five food types; a sixth type was also tested on the farm cats. Information was also gathered on the backgrou...
Night-time roosting in laying hens and the effect of thwarting access to perches [0.03%]
产蛋鸡的夜间栖息及妨碍其栖木访问的影响
IA Olsson,LJ Keeling
IA Olsson
Free-living hens roost on branches in trees at night, and laying hens in aviary systems or cages provided with perches also make extensive use of these for night-time roosting. It is therefore suggested that roosting on perches is important...
Early locomotor behaviour in genetic stocks of chickens with different growth rates [0.03%]
不同生长速率的遗传品系鸡早期运动行为的差异
D Bizeray,C Leterrier,P Constantin et al.
D Bizeray et al.
Reduction in exercise increases the occurrence of lameness in meat-type chickens. Locomotor activity is dramatically reduced during the finishing period in chickens from fast-growing genetic types compared to slow-growing genetic types, but...
Effect of manipulating feathers of laying hens on the incidence of feather pecking and cannibalism [0.03%]
通过操控行动来改变产蛋鸡的羽毛对其啄羽和互残行为发生率的影响
TM McAdie,LJ Keeling
TM McAdie
Feather pecking is a problem in commercial laying hens, particularly in loose-housing systems, where many hens can be affected by only a few feather peckers. In addition, feather pecking can become an even larger problem if it spreads throu...
T-maze behaviour in broiler chicks is not sensitive to right-left preferences, test order or time-of-day [0.03%]
穿梭箱行为检测broiler鸡右利性或左利性、实验顺序和时间对实验结果的影响较小
RH Marin,RB Jones
RH Marin
There is substantial individual variation in the time taken by broiler chicks to traverse a T-maze and thereby reinstate visual contact with their companions. Chicks completing this task quickly (high performance, HP) subsequently grew fast...
Sexual performance of twin ram lambs and the effect of number and sex of contemporary siblings [0.03%]
双生公羊羔的性行为及其同期出生兄弟数量和性别的影响
EO Price,CJ Bench,RE Borgwardt et al.
EO Price et al.
The objectives of this investigation were to determine the degree of correspondence in the sexual performance of twin male sheep and to compare the sexual performance of ram lambs born co-twin to another male (M-M), co-twin to a female (M-F...
AD Pitts,DM Weary,EA Pajor et al.
AD Pitts et al.
Under normal farming practices, piglets from different litters are often mixed around the time of weaning, and a high incidence of fighting and minor injuries often occur. The aim of this experiment was to determine the effect of age on the...