| Title: | Qualitative behaviour assessment in intensively and extensively reared lambs |
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| Authors: | ID Bodas, Raul, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario (ITACyL), Junta de Castilla y León, Subdirección de Investigación y Tecnología, Ctra. Burgos, km 119, 47071 Valladolid, Spain (Author)
ID Peric, Tanja, Univerza v Novi Gorici, Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia (Author), et al. |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Not categorized |
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| Typology: | 1.12 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution Abstract |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica
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| Abstract: | Qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA, from the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for sheep) relies on the ability of humans to integrate perceived details of behaviour into descriptors with emotional connotation that can be scaled and added to other quantitative indicators. The complete AWIN protocol was performed in 14 groups (6
extensive, 2 semi-intensive and 6 intensive rearing system) of 15 young lambs (2 months of age) participating in the EcoLamb project (ERA-Net SusAn funded), which aims to holistically evaluate lamb production sustainability (meat quality, ecological footprint and animal welfare). Data on QBA (items were being scaled from 0 –absence- to
10 -all the animals fully expressed the evaluated item-), familiar approach and fleece quality tests were subjected to descriptive statistics analyses and showed herein. Extensively reared lambs scored higher in descriptors such as aggressive, defensive, physically uncomfortable or apathetic, whereas intensively reared lambs showed higher values in descriptors such as agitated and fearful but also in other as active, sociable, vigorous, subdued, calm,
inquisitive and assertive. Semi-intensively reared lambs scored in between. All the animals ruminated to some extent (when observed), the quality of the fleece was always acceptable and no stereotypes were recorded. Minor lameness problems were observed in one extensive farm. Regarding familiar approach, all animals (except in one
farm) voluntarily approached to human, despite a flight distance of 2 to 4 m was observed at the beginning. Although animal welfare is a real complex matter to be assessed, do animals from different rearing systems express different degree of positive emotional state? |
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| Keywords: | welfare, behaviour, lambs, sheep |
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| Publication status: | Not published |
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| Year of publishing: | 2019 |
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| Number of pages: | 717 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-4737-d5142211-6778-cd09-da17-07e15db57310 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 5451003 |
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| DOI: | 10.3920/978-90-8686-890-2 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:VXRRTQFF |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 16.09.2019 |
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