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| Ivemeyer, Silvia; Ebinghaus, Asja; Simantke, Christel; Palme, Rupert; Knierim, Ute. |
| The stress level is considered as one important aspect of dairy cow welfare. Beside aspects of housing, management and social herd stressors, stress might also be related to the human-animal relationship (HAR). An established and non-invasive physiological method to assess medium-term stress is the measurement of fecal cortisol metabolites (FCM), reflecting the adrenocortical activity over several hours with a delay of 8-10 hours due to gut passage time. For the assessment of the HAR, behavioural tests recording the cows´ responses towards humans can be used. Beside quantitative methods, e.g. recording the cows´ avoidance distances towards humans, also the qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) assessing the cows´ body language have been shown to be... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/36351/1/Ivemeyer%2C2019_ISAE-Poster_FCM%26QBA_A4.pdf |
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| Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie; Sørheim, Kristin; Chincarino, Matteo; Bolin, Jon; Brunberg, Emma; Fuchs, Boris; Palme, Rupert; Grøva, Lise. |
| Tick-borne fever (TBF), caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum and transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus, has considerable consequences for animal welfare and economy in the sheep industry. Non-invasive, objective methods to quantify chronic stress are needed in order to evaluate the welfare impact of disease. The aim of this study was 1) to evaluate hair cortisol (HC) and hair cortisone (HCn) as biomarkers of chronic stress in sheep with TBF and 2) to test whether there was an association between the development of TBF and concentrations of HC, HCn and faecal cortisol metabolites (FCM) and body weight. The experiment took place in an area with a high prevalence of TBF, and thirty lambs were used in the study. Wool samples were collected in... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Sheep and goats; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/35030/1/Vitartkortison.pdf |
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| Ivemeyer, Silvia; Simantke, Christel; Ebinghaus, Asja; Poulsen, Piah; Sorensen, J.T.; Rousing, Tine; Palme, Rupert; Knierim, Ute. |
| Impact patterns of human–animal relationship HAR) and herd stress level on udder health were investigated in a cross-sectional study on 30 German and Danish organic dairy herds also taking into account influencing factors regarding housing and management. Cow behavior (avoidance distance, tolerance to tactile interaction, release behavior) was assessed in tests, milkers’ behavior recorded during milking, and information about contacts with animals during routine work gathered by interview. Additionally, stockpersons’ attitudes were recorded via questionnaires. Fecal cortisol metabolites were measured in approximately 30 focal cows on each farm and used as a proxy to determine the level of distress within the herd. Management and housing were assessed... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/32926/1/Ivemeyer-et-al%2C2018_inpress_HAR_FCM_managem_udder-health.pdf |
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