Animal Behavior and Well-Being - Focus on Physiological Response

Section: Animal Behavior and Well-Being (orals)
Format: Orals
Day/Time: Monday 2:00 PM–5:15 PM
Location: Room 205
Chair: Emily Miller Cushon, University of Florida
Please note: last-minute changes to the program may not be reflected here.
2:00 PM
#151 Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to assess livestock welfare.
J. Johnson
2:30 PM
#152 Using drool as an indicator of heat load in dairy cattle.
A. M. Drwencke
2:45 PM
#153 Efficacy of pain control for caustic paste disbudding in very young calves.
C. N. Reedman
3:00 PM
#154 Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviors, growth, and stress in limit fed Holstein heifers.
K. M. Kelly
3:15 PM
#155 Integration of productive, reproductive, and health variables with activity behavior data as welfare indicators in dairy cows.
D. Manriquez
3:30 PM
Break
4:00 PM
#156 The impact of heat stress on individual cows in a Pennsylvania dairy herd.
L. Han
4:15 PM
#157 Hot weather increases competition between dairy cows at the drinker.
P. V. McDonald
4:30 PM
#158 Provision of shelter during the prepartum period: Effects on behavior and non-esterified fatty acid concentrations of dairy cows in a pasture-based system.
D. Cartes
4:45 PM
#159 Validation of a multiple accelerometer sensor system to estimate dry matter intake in lactating dairy cows.
N. Carpinelli
5:00 PM
#160 Nutrient intake, feeding patterns of growing bulls fed different concentrate levels and a single fiber source.
A. u. R. Muhammad