Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm
This study explored a possible relationship between the circulating oxytocin, cortisol, and the willingness of dairy cows to engage in social behaviors with humans in an experimental context. The behaviors of twenty-nine cows were recorded during the impossible task paradigm, a procedure aimed at cr...
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| author | Biagio D’Aniello Vincenzo Mastellone Claudia Pinelli Anna Scandurra Nadia Musco Raffaella Tudisco Maria Elena Pero Federico Infascelli Alfredo Di Lucrezia Pietro Lombardi |
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| description | This study explored a possible relationship between the circulating oxytocin, cortisol, and the willingness of dairy cows to engage in social behaviors with humans in an experimental context. The behaviors of twenty-nine cows were recorded during the impossible task paradigm, a procedure aimed at creating a violation of expectancy, in the presence of the caregiver and a stranger. The results showed that serum oxytocin levels were positively correlated with duration and negatively correlated with the latency of the cows’ social interactions with the caregiver. This research provides a clear correlation between circulating oxytocin and a willingness to engage in social contact with the caregiver, excluding the possible effect of different cortisol levels on such behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13a5ad5b0ca345329e2d21b87cac10b72023-11-23T15:47:04ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-01-0112327610.3390/ani12030276Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task ParadigmBiagio D’Aniello0Vincenzo Mastellone1Claudia Pinelli2Anna Scandurra3Nadia Musco4Raffaella Tudisco5Maria Elena Pero6Federico Infascelli7Alfredo Di Lucrezia8Pietro Lombardi9Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyThis study explored a possible relationship between the circulating oxytocin, cortisol, and the willingness of dairy cows to engage in social behaviors with humans in an experimental context. The behaviors of twenty-nine cows were recorded during the impossible task paradigm, a procedure aimed at creating a violation of expectancy, in the presence of the caregiver and a stranger. The results showed that serum oxytocin levels were positively correlated with duration and negatively correlated with the latency of the cows’ social interactions with the caregiver. This research provides a clear correlation between circulating oxytocin and a willingness to engage in social contact with the caregiver, excluding the possible effect of different cortisol levels on such behavior.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/276behaviorcortisoldairy cowshuman–animal interactionimpossible taskoxytocin |
| spellingShingle | Biagio D’Aniello Vincenzo Mastellone Claudia Pinelli Anna Scandurra Nadia Musco Raffaella Tudisco Maria Elena Pero Federico Infascelli Alfredo Di Lucrezia Pietro Lombardi Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm Animals behavior cortisol dairy cows human–animal interaction impossible task oxytocin |
| title | Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm |
| title_full | Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm |
| title_fullStr | Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm |
| title_short | Serum Oxytocin in Cows Is Positively Correlated with Caregiver Interactions in the Impossible Task Paradigm |
| title_sort | serum oxytocin in cows is positively correlated with caregiver interactions in the impossible task paradigm |
| topic | behavior cortisol dairy cows human–animal interaction impossible task oxytocin |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/276 |
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