How Can Cattle Be Toilet Trained? Incorporating Reflexive Behaviours into a Behavioural Chain

How Can Cattle Be Toilet Trained? Incorporating Reflexive Behaviours into a Behavioural Chain

Untrained cattle do not defecate or urinate in defined locations. The toilet training of cattle would allow urine and faeces to be separated and stored, reducing climate-damaging emissions and improving animal health. In a proof-of-concept study, we evaluated a novel protocol for toilet training in...

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Main Authors: Neele Dirksen, Jan Langbein, Lars Schrader, Birger Puppe, Douglas Elliffe, Katrin Siebert, Volker Röttgen, Lindsay Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
toilet training
cattle
operant conditioning
reflex conditioning
behavioural chain
urination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1889

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