Sökning: "ear posture"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden ear posture.

1. 1. The body language of dairy calves : investigating emotions through ear posture, tail posture, and stepping behaviour

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Författare :Kirste Mccrea; [2019]
   Nyckelord :emotions; body language; body posture; valence; arousal; ear posture; tail posture; stepping; dimensional model of core affect; behaviour;

   Sammanfattning : While improving animal welfare has become an important task in both the agricultural and scientific community, increased knowledge on positive emotions in animals and on methods of assessing welfare are needed in order to continue to move forward in this endeavour. Through understanding the connection between the body language of animals and their emotional state, further progress can be made. LÄS MER

3. 2. Welfare impairment of lambs around weaning. Play and other behaviour indicative of affective state

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Författare :Joyce Broekman; [2014]
   Nyckelord :lamb; weaning; separation; play; vocalisation; affective state;

   Sammanfattning : The abrupt and early weaning of intensively kept lambs may have serious animal welfare implications, but relatively little is known about this. Weaning includes the breaking of the mother-young bond and abrupt replacement of milk by solid food, often coinciding with changes in the (social) environment. LÄS MER