Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review
Cattle production necessitates potentially dangerous human–animal interactions. Cattle are physically strong, large animals that can inflict injuries on humans accidentally or through aggressive behaviour. This study provides a systematic review of literature relating to farm management practices (i...
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| author | Frances Margaret Titterington Rachel Knox Stephanie Buijs Denise Elizabeth Lowe Steven James Morrison Francis Owen Lively Masoud Shirali |
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| description | Cattle production necessitates potentially dangerous human–animal interactions. Cattle are physically strong, large animals that can inflict injuries on humans accidentally or through aggressive behaviour. This study provides a systematic review of literature relating to farm management practices (including humans involved, facilities, and the individual animal) associated with cattle temperament and human’s on-farm safety. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used to frame the review. Population, Exposure, and Outcomes (PEO) components of the research question are defined as “Bovine” (population), “Handling” (exposure), and outcomes of “Behaviour”, and “Safety”. The review included 17 papers and identified six main themes: actions of humans; human demographics, attitude, and experience; facilities and the environment; the animal involved; under-reporting and poor records; and mitigation of dangerous interactions. Cattle-related incidents were found to be underreported, with contradictory advice to prevent injury. The introduction of standardised reporting and recording of incidents to clearly identify the behaviours and facilities which increase injuries could inform policy to reduce injuries. Global differences in management systems and animal types mean that it would be impractical to impose global methods of best practice to reduce the chance of injury. Thus, any recommendations should be regionally specific, easily accessible, and practicable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ace723eed3164a978598ac64f09d89422023-11-30T20:46:40ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-03-0112677610.3390/ani12060776Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic ReviewFrances Margaret Titterington0Rachel Knox1Stephanie Buijs2Denise Elizabeth Lowe3Steven James Morrison4Francis Owen Lively5Masoud Shirali6Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgriSearch, Innovation Centre, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough BT26 6DR, UKCattle production necessitates potentially dangerous human–animal interactions. Cattle are physically strong, large animals that can inflict injuries on humans accidentally or through aggressive behaviour. This study provides a systematic review of literature relating to farm management practices (including humans involved, facilities, and the individual animal) associated with cattle temperament and human’s on-farm safety. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used to frame the review. Population, Exposure, and Outcomes (PEO) components of the research question are defined as “Bovine” (population), “Handling” (exposure), and outcomes of “Behaviour”, and “Safety”. The review included 17 papers and identified six main themes: actions of humans; human demographics, attitude, and experience; facilities and the environment; the animal involved; under-reporting and poor records; and mitigation of dangerous interactions. Cattle-related incidents were found to be underreported, with contradictory advice to prevent injury. The introduction of standardised reporting and recording of incidents to clearly identify the behaviours and facilities which increase injuries could inform policy to reduce injuries. Global differences in management systems and animal types mean that it would be impractical to impose global methods of best practice to reduce the chance of injury. Thus, any recommendations should be regionally specific, easily accessible, and practicable.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/6/776injurybehaviourmanagementhandlingfacilities |
| spellingShingle | Frances Margaret Titterington Rachel Knox Stephanie Buijs Denise Elizabeth Lowe Steven James Morrison Francis Owen Lively Masoud Shirali Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review Animals injury behaviour management handling facilities |
| title | Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Human–Animal Interactions with <i>Bos taurus</i> Cattle and Their Impacts on On-Farm Safety: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | human animal interactions with i bos taurus i cattle and their impacts on on farm safety a systematic review |
| topic | injury behaviour management handling facilities |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/6/776 |
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