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Does consistent choice of one side of a milking parlour by dairy cows relate to their behaviour in novel and competitive situations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

I. Prelle ,
C.J.C. Phillips  and
D.M. Broom
I. Prelle
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, CB3 OES
C.J.C. Phillips
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, CB3 OES
D.M. Broom
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, CB3 OES
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Cows can be classified by their consistency of entry to one side of the milking parlour, which follows a normal distribution in a large herd of cows, from consistent to random selection (da Costa and Broom, 2001). We investigated whether this characteristic relates to the coping strategies indicated by cows in a novel environment and a competitive one, where two cows have access to a bucket with food.

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Poster Session II
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. PC11
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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References

Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R. and Broom, D.M.; Consistency of side choice in the milking parlour by Holstein-Friesian cows and its relationship with their reactivity and milk yield. Applied Animal Behaviour Science (in press).Google Scholar