Social Licking in Pregnant Dairy Heifers

Social Licking in Pregnant Dairy Heifers

Housing affects social behaviors, such as competition, but little work has addressed affiliative behaviors. This study compared social licking (SL) in pregnant heifers housed indoors (in a free-stall barn) versus outdoors (on pasture), and relationships with competition, feeding and physical proxim...

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Main Authors: Grazyne Tresoldi, Daniel M. Weary, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
allogrooming
affiliative behavior
cattle welfare
grazing
competition.
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/5/4/0404

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