A Study on the Appropriate Breeding Area in Terms of convergence Designing the Space for Animal Welfare Through Observation of the Behavioral Characteristics of Beef Cattle (Korean Native Cattle)

Livestock is an integral part of agriculture which significantly contributes to the economic and socio-economic development. Based on its potential in natural resources and human resources, East Kalimantan Province has opportunity to become a beef cattle development area. The development of a corporate-based beef cattle breeding area is an approach which taken toward industrial and business-oriented beef cattle breeding. The concept of breeder corporation will create new strengths such as strengths in human resources, capital, and banking in business development, which can more open the opportunities for the success and growth of the breeder's business. The development of a corporate-based beef cattle breeding area provides opportunities, including: 1) improving the competitiveness and added value of the region and beef cattle commodities in order to support national sustainable food security; 2) strengthening the livestock business system in one area management in a holistic manner; and 3) strengthening breeders institutions in accessing information, technology, public facilities and infrastructure, capital, processing and marketing, so that the concept is expected to be applied in East Kalimantan Province.

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DNA Testing and Genetic Evaluation for Poll Breeding in Tropically Adapted Beef Cattle

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019036098 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 98

Author(s):

Imtiaz A.S. Randhawa ◽

Michael R. McGowan ◽

Laercio R. Porto-Neto ◽

Ben J. Hayes ◽

Russell E. Lyons

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Genetic Variants ◽

Chromosome 1 ◽

Health Production ◽

Dna Testing ◽

Genomic Evaluation ◽

Cattle Breeding ◽

Breeding Schemes ◽

Estimated Breeding Values

In beef cattle, horn management is practiced to physically or surgically remove horns for the safety of animals and workers. However, invasive practices of dehorning and disbudding are a great threat to animal welfare, health, production and human safety, as well as labour intensive and costly. The most effective way to limit the impacts and costs of horns is to prevent their occurrences by breeding naturally polled (hornless) herds. Horn development is complex, although two mutually exclusive genetic variants (Celtic and Friesian) have been found prevalent on each copy of chromosome 1 in most polled cattle. Predicting genotypes in an animal is challenging. Available genetic testing assays were often limited in tropically adapted beef cattle. In this study we present a new optimized poll testing (OPT) assay, which has been bundled with SNP genotyping arrays being used for genomic evaluation in cattle. Breeding schemes can profile future parents for pure-polled stock based on the OPT results. We also evaluated the factors causing complexity in horn conditions. Thus, we coupled OPT predictions with head-status and sex distributions, by modelling genetic and non-genetic impacts, revealing that genetics, sex and sex hormones control horn ontology. Finally, concerns of polledness adversely affecting production and reproduction were investigated by using estimated breeding values of several beef traits. We found no detrimental effects of polledness on production or reproduction. Overall, this research concludes that genetically polled cattle will minimize issues about animal welfare and management costs without reducing production potentials in the tropically adapted beef cattle.

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Effects of Separation of Cows and Calves on Reproductive Performance and Animal Welfare in Tropical Beef Cattle

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani9050223 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 223 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Agustín Orihuela ◽

Carlos S. Galina

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Reproductive Performance ◽

Ovarian Activity ◽

Early Weaning ◽

Established Method ◽

Common Procedure ◽

Traditional System ◽

Welfare Implications ◽

The Tropics

Nursing a calf suppresses postpartum ovarian activity prolonging the period of anestrus. Diverse methods are used to reduce the effect of suckling; the most popular, restricted suckling, reduces the number of encounters mother-calf. Temporal weaning of the calf for periods of 24 h, 48 h, or even 72 h also suppress the effect of suckling and is commonly applied to cow-calf operations in the tropics. Early weaning of the calf, usually three to five months after birth, is a practice gaining popularity over the traditional system of weaning at seven months. Furthermore, the use of nose-flaps in the calf to avoid suckling is a common procedure in South America. Finally, weaning during the first week after calving is an established method to reduce postpartum anestrus. The objective of the present review is to discuss the effects of these methods on the reproductive performance of beef cattle and their animal welfare implications.

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184 Review of animal welfare data for cattle and swine

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz258.026 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 13-14

Author(s):

Michelle S Calvo-Lorenzo

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Management Practices ◽

Animal Health ◽

Herd Health ◽

Mortality Trends ◽

The Past ◽

Mobility Data ◽

Transport Losses

Abstract Interest in the topic of animal welfare continues to grow as knowledge about the quality of life of food animals evolves. Improving management practices that enhance welfare conditions for livestock requires tools that allow livestock caretakers to assess and address animal welfare conditions effectively and practically on farms. Over the past several years, Elanco Animal Health has developed analytical resources for beef cattle and swine producers to inform them on trends associated with finished cattle mobility and mortality, and transport losses in marketed swine. This presentation will share findings from Elanco’s databases and the published literature to inform and foster discussion important to livestock welfare advancements. Relative to finished cattle mobility, data captured from 11.5 M head (2015–2019) demonstrate that cattle mobility continues to trend positively with approximately 90% of cattle observed with normal mobility conditions at packing plants (Edwards-Callaway et al., 2017); however, mortality trends and veterinary medical charges are higher over the past 5 years (2014–2018) when closeout data from 41.8 M head of beef cattle are evaluated across U.S. feedlots. Relative to market weight pig transport losses, an industry survey of 310 M pigs (2012–2015) indicate that averages for total dead pigs, non-ambulatory pigs, and total losses were 0.26%, 0.63%, and 0.88%, respectively (Yoder et al., 2017), which is similar to reported values in the literature (Ritter et al., 2009). Collectively, this information is important for measuring continuous improvement and determining where opportunities exist to evaluate management practices associated with herd health protocols, seasonal impacts, handling, and transport conditions. Animal welfare challenges are a non-compete issue for the livestock industry, and tools to assess these welfare topics are key to the enhancement of current practices and development of novel approaches to positively impact the role that livestock caretakers have on animal welfare.

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Animal welfare issues associated with extensive livestock production: The northern Australian beef cattle industry

Applied Animal Behaviour Science ◽

10.1016/j.applanim.2005.05.009 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 92 (3) ◽

pp. 211-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

J. Carol Petherick

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Livestock Production ◽

Cattle Industry

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Animal Welfare As Stress Management to Improve Beef Cattle Reproduction

KnE Life Sciences ◽

10.18502/kls.v4i11.3866 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

pp. 200

Author(s):

I Maryam Jamilah ◽

A Darsono ◽

I Fathurrahman ◽

M Sonia

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Stress Management ◽

Cattle Reproduction ◽

As Stress

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TEKNOLOGI EKSISTING USAHA TERNAK SAPI KELOMPOK TANI KARYA BERSAMA PADA PENDAMPINGAN PENGEMBANGAN KAWASAN PETERNAKAN KABUPATEN JAYAPURA

SEPA Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.20961/sepa.v16i2.35421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

Petrus Alexander Beding ◽

Batseba M.W. Tiro ◽

Ghalih P Dominanto

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Focus Group ◽

Data Collection ◽

Beef Cattle ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Calving Interval ◽

Breeding Area ◽

C Value ◽

Cattle Farms

Abstract: Jayapura is one of regencies in Papua which is designated as development of breeding area of beef cattle commodities. This study aims to present data and information about the profile of beef cattle farms in the Karya Bersama Farmer Group, Namblong district, Jayapura regency as the location for assisting the development of breeding area of beef cattle commodities. Data collection were conducted by survey and interview to 24 farmers at Kelompok Tani Karya Bersama that strengthened by Focus Group Discussion. The demonstration plot was carried out by introducing forage processing technology into silage and fermented straw as well as additional feed (bran) and observing the level of livestock reproduction. The results showed that the level of productivity of cattle is still relatively low, where calving interval is long (18-24 months), high S/C value (2 - 4), low birth weight (15-18 kg) and changes in body weight 0.1-0.2 kg/head/day. However, the assistance of technology can improve the productivity of cattle. Abstrak: Kabupaten Jayapura merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Papua yang ditetapkan sebagai pengembangan kawasan peternakan komoditas sapi potong. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menyajikan data dan informasi mengenai profil usaha ternak sapi sapi potong pada kelompok tani Karya Bersama, Distrik Namblong, Kabupaten Jayapura sebagai lokasi pendampingan pengembangan kawasan peternakan komoditas sapi potong. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui survei dan wawancara langsung menggunakan kuisioner semi-struktur terhadap 24 responden peternak pada kelompok tani Karya Bersama dan dipertajam dengan Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Kegiatan demplot dilakukan dengan mengintroduksi teknologi pengolahan hijauan menjadi silase dan jerami fermentasi serta pakan tambahan (dedak) dan dilakukan pengamatan terhadap tingkat reproduksi ternak. Hasil kajian menunjukkan tingkat produktivitas ternak sapi masih tergolong rendah, dimana calving interval cukup panjang (18 – 24 bulan), nilai S/C tinggi (2 - 4), bobot lahir rendah (15 – 18 kg) serta perubahan bobot badan induk 0,1-0,2 kg/ekor/hari. Namun dengan adanya pendampingan teknologi dapat memperbaiki kinerja produktivitas ternak sapi.

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Effect of pre-slaughter beef cattle handling on welfare and beef quality in Ambo and Guder markets and abattoirs, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.4314/ejst.v14i2.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 89-104

Author(s):

Mesfin Diro ◽

Berhane Mekete ◽

Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Bacterial Load ◽

Feed Water ◽

Stressful Situation ◽

Beef Quality ◽

Group Iii ◽

Group I ◽

Animal Handlers ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Improper beef cattle handling could affect welfare and meat quality. The effect of beef cattle handling during transportation and in the lairage on the animal welfare and beef quality was studied in relation to Guder and Ambo markets and abattoirs. Data were collected from 200 respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire. For laboratory analysis, animals were randomly assigned into three groups: Group I - trekked from the nearest places (≤30 km), Group II - trekked farthest places (>30 km), and Group III - transported using vehicles (>50 km). One-hundred pooled beef swab samples were collected from the flank, brisket, and rump to determine aerobic bacterial load and another 100 beef samples to assess pH values. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and ANOVA were used for analysis. The result of the study indicated that trekking was the major means of transportation (72%). The majority of animal handlers (92%) did not allow animals to feed, water, and rest during trekking. Beef cattle were overcrowded and beaten during vehicle transport. About 47% of the beef samples were abnormal of which the majority were DFD (dark, firm and dry) beef and DFD beef with spoilage. The pH of meat was significantly affected by the distance traveled before slaughter using both trekking and vehicle transportation (t= -3.5, p=0.001). Therefore, it is concluded that there was poor handling and stressful situation of beef cattle before slaughtering, which negatively affected the welfare and beef quality. Hence, pertinent proclamations, regulations, and delivery of animal welfare awareness training for different stakeholders are urgently needed.

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Welfare during pre-slaughter handling and carcass lesions of beef cattle submitted to different loading densities

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1678-5150-pvb-5998 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 40 (12) ◽

pp. 985-991

Author(s):

Käthery Brennecke ◽

Cynthia P. Zeferino ◽

Vando Edésio Soares ◽

Cássia M.B. Orlandi ◽

Liandra M.A. Bertipaglia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Carcass Weight ◽

Nellore Cattle ◽

Intermediate Density

ABSTRACT: Inadequate pre-slaughter handling conditions can compromise animal welfare and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the animal welfare (AW) indexes during pre-slaughter handling and quantify the carcass lesions of beef cattle submitted to different loading densities. A total of 270 Nellore cattle, at 30 months of age, from three farms were used in the study. Each farm presented a different loading density: higher density (500kg/m2), intermediate density (450kg/m2), and lower density (420kg/m2). Three shipments of cattle from each farm with 30 animals each were used in the AW analysis. Ten animals from each shipment were considered for quantification of carcass bruises. The AW indexes were classified according to the five-freedom criterion (physiological, environmental, sanitary, behavioral, and psychological). After slaughter, the carcasses were inspected in the routine line and evaluated for the presence of lesions. Statistically significant differences (p<0.001) were found for all variables studied as a function of AW and bruises. The best AW index and the lowest mean weight of lesions were found at the loading density of 450kg/m2. The highest carcass weight was observed at the loading density of 500kg/m2. Lesions were found in 100% of the animals at the loading densities of 500 and 420kg/m2. In conclusion, the best AW indexes and the smallest occurrence of bruises were verified at the loading density of 450kg/m2. This study confirmed the importance of adequate pre-slaughter handling to ensure cattle welfare and, consequently, greater profitability for producers and slaughterhouses.

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