Maternal offspring behaviour in Curraleiro Pé Duro naturalized cattle in Brazil
| dc.creator | Castanheira, Marlos | |
| dc.creator | McManus, Concepta Margaret | |
| dc.creator | Paula Neto, João Batista de | |
| dc.creator | Costa, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da | |
| dc.creator | Mendes, Francisco Dyonísio Cardoso | |
| dc.creator | Sereno, José Robson Bezerra | |
| dc.creator | Bértoli, Cláudia Damo | |
| dc.creator | Fioravanti, Maria Clorinda Soares | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-02T09:59:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-02T09:59:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.resumo | The objective of the present study consisted of describing dam and calf suckling behaviour of Curraleiro Pé Duro cattle. In this study, 38 mother-offspring pairs and one mother-offspring-orphan trio were observed for 10 hours daily during three consecutive days spaced every four months over a period of one year. After identification,theanimalswereobserved under fieldconditionswherecalfpostureandthenumberofsucklingepisodes(NS),meansucklingduration(MSD),total suckling duration per day (TSD) as well as natural weaning of these animals were recorded. The model assessed the effects of calf sex and age as well as feeding time. Suckling episodes (70.6%) had a duration of one to fiveminutesandthecalfthat suckled in the inverted parallel position had greater chances of success during suckling (99.5%); the younger animals had a shorter mean suckling duration (4.0±0.6 minutes) than the older ones (7.5±1.2 minutes) but they showed a higher number of suckling episodes (6.29±1.00 vs. 1.33±0.04 feeds in 10 hours for young and older calves). Only the factor age in the firstthree months was significantforNS,MSD,andTSD;malesandfemaleshadsimilarsucklingepisodelengthanddistribution.While these animals show some traits similar to other cattle breeds such as feeding their calves early in the morning and late in the afternoon, the dams spend large periods of the day away from their calves and suckling is more frequent but for shorter periods of time compared with other breeds. Other unique features such as allo-suckling and formation of day-long crèches are observed in this breed. | pt_BR |
| dc.identifier.citation | CASTANHEIRA, Marlos; MCMANUS, Concepta Margaret; PAULA Neto, João Batista de; COSTA, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da; MENDES, Francisco Dyonísio Cardoso; SERENO, José Robson Bezerra; BÉRTOLI, Cláudia Damo; FIORAVANTI, Maria Clorinda Soares. Maternal offspring behaviour in Curraleiro Pé Duro naturalized cattle in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, Viçosa, v. 42, n. 8, p. 584-591, 2013. | pt_BR |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/S1516-35982013000800008 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | e- 1806-9290 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/13578 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_BR |
| dc.publisher.country | Brasil | pt_BR |
| dc.publisher.department | Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia - EVZ (RG) | pt_BR |
| dc.rights | Acesso Aberto | pt_BR |
| dc.subject | Allo-suckling | pt_BR |
| dc.subject | Extensive conditions | pt_BR |
| dc.subject | Naturalized breeds | pt_BR |
| dc.title | Maternal offspring behaviour in Curraleiro Pé Duro naturalized cattle in Brazil | pt_BR |
| dc.type | Artigo | pt_BR |