A survey of stockperson attitudes and youngstock management practices on Australian dairy farms

L Field, M Verdon, E Jongman… - Animal Production …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The attitudes of stockpeople towards their animals directly affects the human–
animal relationship, in turn affecting stockperson behaviour and animal welfare and …

Early-life contact with non-maternal adult cows and a pasture-based rearing environment influence behavioural responses of dairy heifers to novelty

L Field, L Hemsworth, E Jongman, D McGill… - Animal …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The complexity experienced in early life can affect trait development of individuals, including
sociability and fearfulness. The modern dairy calf's rearing environment often lacks …

Characterization of Activity Budgets by Beef Cattle on Pasture

TO Oloyede - 2024 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Much of the cattle production cycle in western Canada occurs while grazing on openrange
pasture, in which cattle exhibit complex behavior. Among these behaviors is how cattle …