Genomic Selection for Dairy Cattle Behaviour Considering Novel Traits in a Changing Technical Production Environment.

ABSTRACT: Cow behaviour is a major factor influencing dairy herd profitability and is an indicator of animal welfare and disease. Behaviour is a complex network of behavioural patterns in response to environmental and social stimuli and human handling. Advances in agricultural technology have led to changes in dairy cow husbandry systems worldwide. Increasing herd sizes, less time availability to take care of the animals and modern technology such as automatic milking systems (AMSs) imply limited human-cow interactions. On the other hand, cow behaviour responses to the technical environment (cow-AMS interactions) simultaneously improve production efficiency and welfare and contribute to simplified "cow handling" and reduced labour time. Automatic milking systems generate objective behaviour traits l

SUBMITTER: Behren LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10606080 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature