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Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows

Cilt: 12 Sayı: 4 31 Aralık 2019
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Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows

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This experiment evaluated the effects of rubber laying surface on feeding and lying behavior kinetics of dairy buffaloes and cows. Fifty-four Anatolian dairy buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and 18 Brown Swiss dairy cows were used in the experiment. The animals group-housed in pens with concrete floor before the rubber flooring. The behavior of the animals was recorded 24 hours for 15 days before and after rubber flooring with a video camera system in the barn. Behavior data were expressed as % of observed animal in pen per hour for each species. Lying down behavior was assumed in a resting manner. The average number of buffaloes laying down increased after rubber flooring while there was no effect on resting behavior of the cows. The rubber flooring had no effect on feeding behavior of cows. Unexpectedly, the percent of buffaloes displaying feeding behavior decreased after rubber flooring. Results suggested that water buffalo may have different responses to management and housing strategies compared with the cows. However, further comparative studies with individual animal data and wide-spread behavioral observations may support a better understanding of behavioral response to modern intensive management strategies in dairy buffaloes.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

Afyon Kocatepe University Scientific Research Projects Commission

Proje Numarası

13.VF.ALTY.01

Teşekkür

The authors thank the staff of Afyon Kocatepe University Animal Teaching & Research Center (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey) for their assistance with this study. The study was totally funded by Afyon Kocatepe University Scientific Research Projects Commission (Project No. 13.VF.ALTY.01). The results were partially presented in ICVAS 2016. Afyon Kocatepe University Animal Care and Use Committee decided that this study did not require the approval of the ethics committee (Case No.49533702/100).

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Veteriner Bilimleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2019

Gönderilme Tarihi

27 Haziran 2019

Kabul Tarihi

17 Eylül 2019

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2019 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Gültepe, E. E., Çetingül, İ. S., Bayram, İ., Kandır, H., Kenar, B., Bülbül, T., Uyarlar, C., & Özçınar, Ü. (2019). Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, 12(4), 378-383. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.582968
AMA
1.Gültepe EE, Çetingül İS, Bayram İ, vd. Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal. 2019;12(4):378-383. doi:10.30607/kvj.582968
Chicago
Gültepe, Eyüp Eren, İbrahim Sadi Çetingül, İsmail Bayram, vd. 2019. “Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 (4): 378-83. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.582968.
EndNote
Gültepe EE, Çetingül İS, Bayram İ, Kandır H, Kenar B, Bülbül T, Uyarlar C, Özçınar Ü (01 Aralık 2019) Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 4 378–383.
IEEE
[1]E. E. Gültepe vd., “Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows”, Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, c. 12, sy 4, ss. 378–383, Ara. 2019, doi: 10.30607/kvj.582968.
ISNAD
Gültepe, Eyüp Eren - Çetingül, İbrahim Sadi - Bayram, İsmail - Kandır, Hesna - Kenar, Beytullah - Bülbül, Tuba - Uyarlar, Cangir - Özçınar, Ümit. “Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12/4 (01 Aralık 2019): 378-383. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.582968.
JAMA
1.Gültepe EE, Çetingül İS, Bayram İ, Kandır H, Kenar B, Bülbül T, Uyarlar C, Özçınar Ü. Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal. 2019;12:378–383.
MLA
Gültepe, Eyüp Eren, vd. “Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, c. 12, sy 4, Aralık 2019, ss. 378-83, doi:10.30607/kvj.582968.
Vancouver
1.Eyüp Eren Gültepe, İbrahim Sadi Çetingül, İsmail Bayram, Hesna Kandır, Beytullah Kenar, Tuba Bülbül, Cangir Uyarlar, Ümit Özçınar. Effects of Rubber Flooring on Feeding and Resting Behavior of Dairy Buffalo and Cows. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal. 01 Aralık 2019;12(4):378-83. doi:10.30607/kvj.582968