Image monitoring on the behavior study of three genetic groups of confined goats

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Claudete Maria Da Silva¹  Dermeval Araújo Furtado¹  Ariosvaldo Nunes De Medeiros¹  Edilson Paes Saraiva¹  Walter Esfrain Pereira¹  Mércia Cardoso Da Costa Guimarães¹ 

关键词: ethogram;    feed intake;    rumination;    social interaction;    water consumption;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-35982014000600007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to analyze the behavior of three genetic groups of confined goats by image monitoring using nine unneutered goats of the Azul, Graúna and Moxotó genotypes. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement (genetic groups × periods - morning, afternoon and night), with three replications. Animals were monitored by video cameras placed at the ceiling of each stall for 10 days. There were interaction factors in the frequency of behavioral categories: interaction with the trough, self-cleaning, standing bipedally, social interaction, and other activities. Azul, Graúna and Moxotó native goats kept in the same environment under the same system of containment and feeding show different frequencies and durations in their behaviors, which are influenced by the period of the day.

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