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Biblioteca(s): | INIA Las Brujas.
Fecha corriente: | 19/04/2017
Fecha de la última actualización: | 12/12/2018
Autoria: | BLUMETTO, O.; RUGGIA, A.; MORALES-PIÑEYRUA, J.; VILLAGRÁ GARCÍA, A.
Afiliación: | OSCAR RICARDO BLUMETTO VELAZCO, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria), Uruguay; ANDREA PAOLA RUGGIA CHIESA, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria), Uruguay; JESSICA TATIANA MORALES PIÑEYRUA, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria), Uruguay; ARANZAZU VILLAGRÁ GARCÍA, Animal Technology Centre CITA-IVIA, Segorbe, Castellón, Spain.
Título: | Social behavior and productive and stress parameters in Holstein steers fattened in three contrasting production systems.
Año de publicación: | 2017
Fuente/Imprenta: | Journal of Agricultural Science, v.9 (5): 54-65, 2017.
ISSN: | 1916-9752 // E-ISSN 1916-9760
DOI: | 10.5539/jas.v9n5p54
Idioma: | Inglés
Notas: | Article history: Received- February 12, 2017;  Accepted- March 15, 2017; Online Published- April 15, 2017

Contenido:

Abstract
Beef production with Holstein male calves is becoming more intensive in Uruguay. Some of the new systems with confined animals could improve productivity but also could compromise animal welfare. The aim of this study was to compare animal welfare, stress evidence and productivity of castrated young males reared in three different
productive systems. The traditional pastoral system (T3) was compared with, a confined fattening system (T1) and an alternative one with confinement and six hours diary access to pastures (T2). The experiment was performed for evaluating the first phase of fattening period (initial mean live weight 93±20.3 kg; and 112±11 days of age). No
differences (p = 0.1254) between treatments were detected for live weight gain 0.756±0.829, 0.757±0.676 and 0.730±0.762 kg day-1 for T1, T2 and T3, respectively. There was no evidences of increasing stress or health problems in any production system, according to the obtained serum profile of enzymes and hormones, however
permanent confined animals increased agonistic behavior, which could reflect some welfare problems that might increase in the following phases of the fattening process. 

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Palabras-Clave: | ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CORTISOL; PLASMA BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE.
Thesagro: | BIENESTAR ANIMAL; GANADERÍA.
Categoría del tema: | L01 Ganadería

URL:

http://www.ainfo.inia.uy/digital/bitstream/item/12165/1/Blumetto-O.-et-al.-2017.-JAS-v.95-p.54-65.pdf
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/view/66320/36668

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