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Effect of breed on behaviour of lactating dairy cows in an open-field test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

H.E. Mullan ,
V.E. Beattie ,
C.S. Mayne  and
D.J. Kilpatrick
H.E. Mullan
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Large Park, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, U.K.
V.E. Beattie
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Large Park, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, U.K.
C.S. Mayne
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Large Park, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, U.K.
D.J. Kilpatrick
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Biometrics Department, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, U.K.
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The open-field test can be used to measure temperament in dairy cows (Kilgour, 1975). Temperament or emotional reactivity reflects an animal’s ability to cope with an environmental change or challenge (Lawerence et al, 1991; Manteca & Deag, 1993), and consequently assessment of this can be effective in the development of novel production systems. The aim of this experiment was to identify temperament differences between two breeds of dairy cattle, Dutch Holsteins (DH) and Norwegian Dairy Cattle (NC), in two production systems.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 19
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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