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ArticleJournal of animal science and biotechnology2023

Evaluation of Holstein cows with different tongue-rolling frequencies: stress immunity, rumen environment and general behavioural activity.

Fuyu Sun, Xiaoyang Chen, Yongfeng Li, Guangyong Zhao, Xianhong Gu

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Article in Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fuyu SunState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyang ChenState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China.
Yongfeng LiAgricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Haidian District, No.12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, China.
Guangyong ZhaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China.
Xianhong GuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China. guxianhong@vip.sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-3179
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNAgricultural Information Institute · CNChina Agricultural University · CN

Funding

the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program ASTIP-IAS07the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32272926
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe tongue-rolling behaviour of cows is regarded as an outward sign of stressed animals in a low welfare status. The primary aim of this observational study was to evaluate the association between the frequency of tongue-rolling behaviour and its physiological function. The secondary aim was to explore the relationship between general activities and the frequency of tongue-rolling behaviour of cows. A total of 126 scan sampling behavioural observations were collected over 7 d on 348 Holstein cows with the same lactation stage in the same barn. The tongue-rolling frequency was defined as the number of tongue-rolling observations as a percentage to the total observations per individual cow. According to their tongue-rolling frequency, the cows were grouped into the CON (no tongue-rolling), LT (frequency 1%), MT (frequency 5%), and HT (frequency 10%) groups. Six cows from each group were randomly selected for sampling. Serum samples, rumen fluid, milk yield, and background information were collected. The general behaviour data during 72 continuous hours of dairy cows, including eating time, rumination time, food time (eating time + rumination time), and lying time, were recorded by the collar sensor.

resultsCortisol (P = 0.012), γ-hydroxybutyric acid (P = 0.008), epinephrine (P = 0.030), and dopamine (P = 0.047) levels were significantly higher in tongue-rolling groups than in the CON group. Cortisol levels and tongue-rolling frequency had a moderate positive correlation (linearly r = 0.363). With the increase in tongue-rolling frequency, the rumen pH decreased first and then increased (P = 0.013), comparing to the CON group. HT cows had significantly less food time than CON cows (P = 0.035). The frequency of tongue-rolling had a moderate negative relationship with rumination time (r = -0.384) and food time (r = -0.492).

conclusionsThe tongue-rolling behaviour is considered as a passive coping mechanism, as the stress response in cows with high tongue-rolling frequency increased. Food intake and rumination activities were all closely related to the occurrence of tongue-rolling behaviour.

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General activityHolstein cowRumen fermentationStress immunityTongue rolling

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