But I just wanted some milk!

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Title
But I just wanted some milk!
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Rights
CC BY-NC
Contributor
Created with Canva.
Images are credited to allispossible.org.uk, Nikos Koutoulas, Marji Beach, MUExtension417, and Wildlife Terry via Creative Commons.
Images are credited to Uberprutser and DarwIn via Wikimedia Commons.
Creator
Li, Ruihan (Reese)
Description
The behavior of interest is cross-sucking in cattle. This infographic provides an overview of what cross-sucking is, hypotheses of why it came to be, and why it is a problem in current diary farms. A few solutions are highlighted of what can be done to prevent the behavior.
References
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de Passillé, A. M. (2001). Sucking motivation and related problems in calves. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 72(3), 175–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00108-3

Veissier, I., de Passillé, A. M., Després, G., Rushen, J., Charpentier, I., Ramirez de la Fe, A. R., & Pradel, P. (2002). Does nutritive and non-nutritive sucking reduce other oral behaviors and stimulate rest in calves? Journal of Animal Science, 80(10), 2574. https://doi.org/10.2527/2002.80102574x

Jensen, M. B. (2003). The effects of feeding method, milk allowance and social factors on milk feeding behaviour and cross-sucking in group housed dairy calves. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 80(3), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00216-2

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Horvath, K. C., & Miller-Cushon, E. K. (2017). The effect of milk-feeding method and hay provision on the development of feeding behavior and non-nutritive oral behavior of dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(5), 3949–3957. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12223

Beaver, A., Meagher, R. K., von Keyserlingk, M. A. G., & Weary, D. M. (2019). Invited review: A systematic review of the effects of early separation on dairy cow and calf health. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(7), 5784–5810. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15603

Reipurth, M., Klausen, S. K., Denwood, M., Forkman, B., & Houe, H. (2020). The effect of age when group housed and other management factors on playing and non-nutritive sucking behaviour in dairy calves: A cross sectional observational study. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 62(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-020-00562-y
Date
December 1, 2021
Category
Sociality
Item sets
Topic Dissemination Items