Animal Behavior & Well-Being II

Wednesday, July 23, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
2505B (Kansas City Convention Center)
Moderator:
Alexandra Harlander
10:30 AM
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Evaluation of hair cortisol as a biomarker of chronic stress in beef cattle
Diego Moya, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Maolong He, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Y. Wang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Tim A. McAllister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Karen S Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
10:45 AM
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MATERNAL BEHAVIOR IN SHEEP PRODUCTION: EFFECTS ON LAMB PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Camila Raineri, University of São Paulo. School of Veterinary Sciece and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition and Production; Bruno CP Nunes, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; Tânia B Bovo, University of São Paulo. School of Animal Science and Food Engineering; Evaldo AL Titto, University of São Paulo. School of Animal Science and Food Engineering; Esther R Afonso, University of São Paulo. School of Veterinary Sciece and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition and Production; Augusto H Gameiro, University of São Paulo. School of Veterinary Sciece and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition and Production
11:00 AM
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Effect of rest-stop duration during long-distance transport on indicators of animal welfare in weaned beef calves
Sonia Marti, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Karen S Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:15 AM
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MONITORING STRESS BEHAVIOR IN GRAZING BEEF COWS WITH A LONG RANGE PEDOMETRIC SYSTEM
Rachel Gabrieli, Ministry of agriculture and rural development, extension service, Beit Dagan, Israel
11:30 AM
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Effect of four different reflective barriers on black-globe temperatures in calf hutches and on calf ADG
Theodore H. Friend, Texas A&M University; Wade Binion, Texas A&M University; Jade A Haberman, Texas A&M University
11:45 AM
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Effects of Three Tail Painting Formulations on Behavior of Dairy Heifers
Cassandra S. Skenandore, University of Illinois; Felipe C. Cardoso, University of Illinois
12:00 PM
45
Balking behavior incidence in cattle at the processing plant and carcass implications
Michelle L. Thomas, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Yvonne Vizzier Thaxton, Center for Food Animal Wellbeing, University of Arkansas; A. H Brown, Jr., Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Kellye E Pfalzgraf, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Karen D Christensen, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas; Karen Anschutz, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Charles F. Rosenkrans, University of Arkansas
12:15 PM
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Effects of ractopamine or zilpaterol on physiologic and metabolic parameters in feedlot steers
Amanda L. Fuller, OT Feedyard and Research Center; Tanya L. Covey, OT Feedyard and Research Center; Ty E. Lawrence, West Texas A&M University; John T. Richeson, West Texas A&M University