We review the observations and the basic laws describing the essential aspects of collective
motion—being one of the most common and spectacular manifestation of coordinated …

Simple Summary The economic sustainability of beef herds relies on achieving a reliable
percentage of weaned calves. Efforts to lift reproductive efficiency of beef herds have …

Understanding the behaviour of grazing animals at pasture is crucial in order to develop
management strategies that will increase the potential productivity of grazing systems and …

We examined whether variation in group exploratory behavior was linked with variation in
personality traits (boldness, activity, and sociability) in a population of feral guppies (Poecilia …

Individual animals behave differently from one another, especially when confronting
challenges such as changes in diet (eg weaning), environment (eg moving from pasture to …

Animals living in groups will profit most from sociality if they coordinate the timing and nature
of their activities. Self-organizing mechanisms can underlie coordination in large animal …

The concepts of leadership and dominance are often conflated, with individuals high in the
social hierarchy assumed to be decision-makers. Dominants can exclusively benefit from …

Simple Summary Cattle can help to graze riparian zones when managed effectively. Virtual
fencing technology, where cattle wear collar devices that provide audio followed by …

Simple Summary Physical fences are not always possible, thus automated technology
called “virtual fencing” provides a potential solution. Virtual fencing uses Global Positioning …

Dominance hierarchies in groups of social animals can be based either on asymmetries that
are important for agonistic interactions (such as body mass) or on more 'conventional'cues …