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Behaviour and Welfare of Dairy Buffaloes: Pasture or Confinement?
ISSN: 1927 - 520X
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Behaviour and Welfare of Dairy Buffaloes: Pasture or Confinement?
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Agriculture and Food Sciences
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International Category Code (ICC):
ICC-0202
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
International Journal Address (IAA):
IAA.ZONE/192710559520X
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Abstract
This review seeks to integrate recent scientific findings on the behaviour of buffalo cows in different production systems. These issues are discussed in relation to the level of welfare that buffalo cows experience under different production systems. In extensive conditions, the level of welfare is high because the animals are free to express natural behaviours related to feeding (grazing, ruminating) and rest. In contrast, intensified livestock-raising methods and techniques (machine-milking, artificial breeding etc.), first developed for dairy cattle are increasingly being used with water buffaloes in order to increase milk production. Greater knowledge of the biology of dairy buffaloes in aspects linked to physiology, behaviour, and health, together with needed adjustments to their production systems, will indicate options for improving the levels of comfort and welfare of these animals and contribute to increasing the efficiency ...
