Evaluating the Behavioural Responses of Healthy Newborn Calves to a Thoracic Squeeze

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dc.citation.issue7
dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorHoldsworth SE
dc.contributor.authorKells NJ
dc.contributor.authorVallée E
dc.contributor.authorWard N
dc.contributor.authorMellor DJ
dc.contributor.authorBeausoleil NJ
dc.contributor.editorVon Keyserlingk M
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T01:46:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:38:06Z
dc.date.available2022-03-26
dc.date.available2024-01-16T01:46:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractA thoracic squeeze has been observed to cause low-vigour neonates of various farmed mammal species, including calves, to enter a state of reduced responsiveness. The removal of the squeeze causes rapid recovery and the expression of normal, healthy behaviours. However, the responses of healthy calves to a thoracic squeeze have not yet been characterized. The responses of 16 healthy newborn calves to a thoracic squeeze are described, along with the effect of the squeeze's application method on the response. Calves aged between 12 and 36 h were subjected to the squeeze using a rope (n = 8) or an inflation cuff (n = 8). In total, 13 of the 16 calves were induced into a state of reduced responsiveness, though neural reflexes persisted in nearly all of them. The squeeze was discontinued for nearly half of those induced before the end of the 10-min period, either due to spontaneous arousal or physiological instability. Both methods of application were equally effective at inducing reduced responsiveness, though responses to the cuff appeared to be more rapid than those to the rope. These findings support previous research on piglets and foals, and suggest that the behavioural responses to a thoracic squeeze are generalised across neonates of precocial farmed mammals; the findings provide a foundation for further research exploring the mechanisms underlying the response and the benefits that its application may bring for the performance of husbandry procedures.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionApril 2022
dc.format.pagination840-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35405830
dc.identifier.citationHoldsworth SE, Kells NJ, Vallée E, Ward N, Mellor DJ, Beausoleil NJ. (2022). Evaluating the Behavioural Responses of Healthy Newborn Calves to a Thoracic Squeeze.. Animals (Basel). 12. 7. (pp. 840-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12070840
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number840
dc.identifier.piiani12070840
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70586
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/7/840
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcessation of movement
dc.subjectchest squeeze
dc.subjectloss of posture
dc.subjectlow vigour
dc.subjectneonatal calves
dc.subjectreflex responses
dc.subjectthoracic squeeze
dc.subjecttonic immobility
dc.titleEvaluating the Behavioural Responses of Healthy Newborn Calves to a Thoracic Squeeze
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id452739
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