Changes in dairy cows' behaviour, health, and production after transition from tied to loose housing

A Pavlenko, T Kaart, L Lidfors, DR Arney… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2023 - Springer
Background Transition of dairy cows from a tied to a loose housing system may affect their
behaviour, health and production. Such housing system changes have become more …

Oral stereotypic behaviors in farm animals and their causes

C Li, X Gu - Animal Research and One Health, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High stocking density and suboptimal conditions limit animal behaviors in modern livestock
farming. This is particularly evident in captive animals, in which the motivation for foraging …

Breed differences in oral behaviors in feed-restricted dairy heifers

BC Downey, CB Tucker - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Holsteins and Jerseys, the 2 most prominent dairy breeds in the United States, differ in many
regards. They have not been evaluated for differences in oral behavior performance, despite …

Do cows with stereotypic tongue-rolling behaviour cope better with their environment?

C Li, X Chen, T Fang, X Gu - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Stereotypic behaviours, especially oral stereotypic behaviours, are frequently
expressed in farm animals. Tongue-rolling is the most common oral stereotypic behaviour in …