Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors
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Resumo: | The aims of this study were to evaluate the potential impacts of training in good practices of cattle handling on stockpeople's attitudes and behavior, and on cattle welfare, in Brazilian beef farms. Additionally, we aimed to investigate whether the quality of cattle handling deteriorates as the working day progresses. The study was conducted on 24 commercial beef cattle farms (located in Northeastern Para State, Brazil), which were classified into three groups with different levels of training: Regularly trained (TRAINED-R, n = 9), Occasionally trained (TRAINED-O, n = 9) and Never trained (NON-TRAINED, n = 6). A total of 150 stockpeople working on these farms were categorized according to the level of training received: i) Trained (TS, n = 43), those who attended formal handling skills training; ii) Non-trained, but had close contact with a trained stockperson (CTS, n = 62), and iii) Non-trained, and had no contact with a trained stockperson (NT, n = 45). On each farm, indicators of quality of handling (including animal and stockpeople behavior, and stockpeople attitudes) were measured on one workday, during the vaccination handling procedures of approximately 236 +/- 65 (mean +/- SD) heads of cattle per farm. We observed that NON-TRAINED farms had the poorest quality of handling, as well as more undesirable animal behaviors during handling (P < 0.05), when compared with the other farm categories (TRAINED-R, TRAINED-O). Stockpeople attitudes and behaviors varied according to their degree of training in good practices of beef cattle handling (P < 0.05). People who participated in a formal training course (TS) had the highest positive and the lowest negative behavior and attitude scores, compared with people in the other groups (CTS and NT). We observed an effect of the progression of the workday (P < 0.05) only on NON TRAINED farms, where handling became worse over time. Our results support the hypothesis that training stockpeople in good cattle handling practices leads to better attitudes and behavior toward cattle. Thus, training stockpeople can be an effective and practical strategy to promote positive human-animal interactions on beef cattle farms, improving the quality of life of both animals and workers. |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviorsHuman-animal interactionZebu cattleQuality of handlingWorking day timeThe aims of this study were to evaluate the potential impacts of training in good practices of cattle handling on stockpeople's attitudes and behavior, and on cattle welfare, in Brazilian beef farms. Additionally, we aimed to investigate whether the quality of cattle handling deteriorates as the working day progresses. The study was conducted on 24 commercial beef cattle farms (located in Northeastern Para State, Brazil), which were classified into three groups with different levels of training: Regularly trained (TRAINED-R, n = 9), Occasionally trained (TRAINED-O, n = 9) and Never trained (NON-TRAINED, n = 6). A total of 150 stockpeople working on these farms were categorized according to the level of training received: i) Trained (TS, n = 43), those who attended formal handling skills training; ii) Non-trained, but had close contact with a trained stockperson (CTS, n = 62), and iii) Non-trained, and had no contact with a trained stockperson (NT, n = 45). On each farm, indicators of quality of handling (including animal and stockpeople behavior, and stockpeople attitudes) were measured on one workday, during the vaccination handling procedures of approximately 236 +/- 65 (mean +/- SD) heads of cattle per farm. We observed that NON-TRAINED farms had the poorest quality of handling, as well as more undesirable animal behaviors during handling (P < 0.05), when compared with the other farm categories (TRAINED-R, TRAINED-O). Stockpeople attitudes and behaviors varied according to their degree of training in good practices of beef cattle handling (P < 0.05). People who participated in a formal training course (TS) had the highest positive and the lowest negative behavior and attitude scores, compared with people in the other groups (CTS and NT). We observed an effect of the progression of the workday (P < 0.05) only on NON TRAINED farms, where handling became worse over time. Our results support the hypothesis that training stockpeople in good cattle handling practices leads to better attitudes and behavior toward cattle. Thus, training stockpeople can be an effective and practical strategy to promote positive human-animal interactions on beef cattle farms, improving the quality of life of both animals and workers.Fundo Vale - Pecuaria Verde ProjectGrupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Etologia e Ecologia Animal (ETCO Group)Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Zootecnia, Grp Estudos & Pesquisas Etol & Ecol Anim, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Programa Posgrad Zootecnia, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Juiz de Fora, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, BR-36036330 Juiz De Fora, MG, BrazilUniv Clermont Auvergne, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, F-63122 St Genes Champanelle, FranceUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Zootecnia, Grp Estudos & Pesquisas Etol & Ecol Anim, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Programa Posgrad Zootecnia, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilElsevier B.V.Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Univ Fed Juiz de ForaUniv Clermont AuvergneCeballos, Maria C. [UNESP]Sant'Anna, Aline C. [UNESP]Boivin, XavierCosta, Franciely de Oliveira [UNESP]Carvalhal, Monique V. de L. [UNESP]Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J. R. [UNESP]2019-10-04T12:31:20Z2019-10-04T12:31:20Z2018-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article24-31http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.06.019Livestock Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Bv, v. 216, p. 24-31, 2018.1871-1413http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18493210.1016/j.livsci.2018.06.019WOS:000446948900005Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengLivestock Scienceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-06-07T18:40:13Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/184932Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T14:34:57.299598Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors Ceballos, Maria C. [UNESP] Human-animal interaction Zebu cattle Quality of handling Working day time |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
title_full |
Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
title_fullStr |
Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
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Impact of of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors |
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Ceballos, Maria C. [UNESP] |
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Ceballos, Maria C. [UNESP] Sant'Anna, Aline C. [UNESP] Boivin, Xavier Costa, Franciely de Oliveira [UNESP] Carvalhal, Monique V. de L. [UNESP] Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J. R. [UNESP] |
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Sant'Anna, Aline C. [UNESP] Boivin, Xavier Costa, Franciely de Oliveira [UNESP] Carvalhal, Monique V. de L. [UNESP] Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J. R. [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Univ Fed Juiz de Fora Univ Clermont Auvergne |
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Ceballos, Maria C. [UNESP] Sant'Anna, Aline C. [UNESP] Boivin, Xavier Costa, Franciely de Oliveira [UNESP] Carvalhal, Monique V. de L. [UNESP] Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J. R. [UNESP] |
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Human-animal interaction Zebu cattle Quality of handling Working day time |
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Human-animal interaction Zebu cattle Quality of handling Working day time |
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The aims of this study were to evaluate the potential impacts of training in good practices of cattle handling on stockpeople's attitudes and behavior, and on cattle welfare, in Brazilian beef farms. Additionally, we aimed to investigate whether the quality of cattle handling deteriorates as the working day progresses. The study was conducted on 24 commercial beef cattle farms (located in Northeastern Para State, Brazil), which were classified into three groups with different levels of training: Regularly trained (TRAINED-R, n = 9), Occasionally trained (TRAINED-O, n = 9) and Never trained (NON-TRAINED, n = 6). A total of 150 stockpeople working on these farms were categorized according to the level of training received: i) Trained (TS, n = 43), those who attended formal handling skills training; ii) Non-trained, but had close contact with a trained stockperson (CTS, n = 62), and iii) Non-trained, and had no contact with a trained stockperson (NT, n = 45). On each farm, indicators of quality of handling (including animal and stockpeople behavior, and stockpeople attitudes) were measured on one workday, during the vaccination handling procedures of approximately 236 +/- 65 (mean +/- SD) heads of cattle per farm. We observed that NON-TRAINED farms had the poorest quality of handling, as well as more undesirable animal behaviors during handling (P < 0.05), when compared with the other farm categories (TRAINED-R, TRAINED-O). Stockpeople attitudes and behaviors varied according to their degree of training in good practices of beef cattle handling (P < 0.05). People who participated in a formal training course (TS) had the highest positive and the lowest negative behavior and attitude scores, compared with people in the other groups (CTS and NT). We observed an effect of the progression of the workday (P < 0.05) only on NON TRAINED farms, where handling became worse over time. Our results support the hypothesis that training stockpeople in good cattle handling practices leads to better attitudes and behavior toward cattle. Thus, training stockpeople can be an effective and practical strategy to promote positive human-animal interactions on beef cattle farms, improving the quality of life of both animals and workers. |
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