ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Feeding and Manual Brushing Influence the Release of Oxytocin, ACTH and Cortisol Differently During Milking in Dairy Cows.
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- Brushing as Environmental Enrichment in Dairy Cattle: Effects of Different Brushing Modalities on Behavior, Health, and Production.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Lactation performance and milk composition trends in Holstein Friesian (HF) crossbred cattle (HF × native Bangladeshi Zebu Cows): insights from a tropical production system.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Oxytocin release patterns and effects, with a focus on touch, social interaction, and closeness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Plasma oxytocin in dry dairy cows after using a mechanical brush.JDS communications · 2025Article
- Oxytocin in growth, reproduction, restoration and health.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Review
- Measurement of cow comfort during milking on different cluster removal settings through the use of leg-mounted accelerometers.JDS communications · 2024Article
- The Yin and Yang of the oxytocin and stress systems: opposites, yet interdependent and intertwined determinants of lifelong health trajectories.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Oxytocin levels and self-reported anxiety during interactions between humans and cows.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to examine the effects of feeding or abdominal brushing on the release of the hormones oxytocin, ACTH and cortisol during milking in dairy cows. Methods: Twelve cows in early lactation were used (2 × 2 factorial experimental design), testing the effects of two types of sensory stimulation during milking over a 3 day period; feeding concentrate or manual abdominal brushing (1 stroke/s). Blood samples for hormone analyses were collected at time at -15, -1, 0 (onset of cluster), every min for 8 min, at 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, and 60 min. Hormone levels were assayed and AUC was calculated. Results: Milking was associated with an immediate and significant rise of oxytocin. When milking was combined with feeding, significantly higher levels of oxytocin were observed at 2 and 4 mins ( Conclusion: Feeding increases oxytocin release in response to milking and decreases ACTH levels. Abdominal brushing did not influence these variables, but decreased cortisol levels. These data demonstrate that activation of afferent vagal nerve fibres and of cutaneous sensory nerves originating from the abdominal skin in front of the udder influence milking related hormone release differently.
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