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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mota-Rojas, Daniel
• Whittaker, Alexandra L
• Domínguez-Oliva, Adriana
• Strappini, Ana C
• Álvarez-Macías, Adolfo
• Mora-Medina, Patricia
• Ghezzi, Marcelo
• Lendez, Pamela
• Lezama-García, Karina
• Grandin, Temple

Titel

Tactile, Auditory, and Visual Stimulation as Sensory Enrichment for Dairy Cattle

Ist Teil von

• Animals (Basel), 2024-05, Vol.14 (9), p.1265

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Several types of enrichment can be used to improve animal welfare. This review summarizes the literature on the use of mechanical brushes, tactile udder stimulation, music, and visual stimuli as enrichment methods for dairy cows. Mechanical brushes and tactile stimulation of the udder have been shown to have a positive effect on milk yield and overall behavioral repertoire, enhancing natural behavior. Classical music reduces stress levels and has similarly been associated with increased milk yield. A slow or moderate tempo (70 to 100 bpm) at frequencies below 70 dB is recommended to have this positive effect. Evidence on the impacts of other types of enrichment, such as visual stimulation through mirrors, pictures, and color lights, or the use of olfactory stimuli, is equivocal and requires further study.