Behavior and Welfare of Dairy Buffaloes: Calving, Milking, and Weaning

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:34:04Z
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
ResumenThis chapter addresses basic aspects of the behavior of female buffaloes during farrowing, milking, and weaning while also discussing the neurophysiological mechanism of the pain that normally accompanies parturition and describing the pain that female buffaloes may experience when suffering from mastitis. This is a common medical condition, but one that requires preventive measures because if it progresses it compromises not only the health and welfare of the buffaloes, but also the economic success of the productive unit. Finally, we outline novel strategies for weaning that can reduce stress in calves. The birthing process places huge physical demands on the parturient buffalo that are associated with pain. Birth is a dynamic process characterized by constant, painful uterine contractions that increase in frequency and intensity. This type of pain has both visceral and somatic components. Pain surges in the peripheral nervous system as pain signals form synapses with the nerve tracts that extend towards the central nervous system. Recent studies demonstrate that milking routines can affect the comfort level of female buffaloes if they have not been habituated to the specific actions involved in a daily routine in which milking is always performed at the same time of day through certain kinds of handling during human-animal interaction. This chapter focuses too on traditional and current weaning strategies to improve productivity and calf welfare for river buffaloes. Wean calves as old as possible. Older calves display less signs of stress than young animals. Deworming calves prior to weaning, may produce heavier and healthier calves at weaning. Avoid combining stressful procedures like tration or branding with weaning. Weaning itself is a stressful procedure and subjecting a calf to further stress, notably harms their welfare. The knowledge of specific weaning methods might contribute to enhance the welfare of the offspring and to improve the reproductive efficiency of the buffalo cow.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7531-7_5es_ES
ISBN978-981167531-7; 978-981167530-0es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5805
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialSpringer Naturees_ES
RelaciónBiotechnological Applications in Buffalo Researches_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7531-7_5es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteBiotechnological Applications in Buffalo Research
Palabra claveBehaviores_ES
Palabra claveBuffaloes_ES
Palabra claveCalvinges_ES
Palabra claveMilkinges_ES
Palabra claveWeaninges_ES
Palabra claveWelfarees_ES
TítuloBehavior and Welfare of Dairy Buffaloes: Calving, Milking, and Weaninges_ES
TipoCapítulo Libroes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorNapolitano, Fabio
AutorOrihuela, Agustín
AutorSerrapica, Francesco
AutorDe Rosa, Giuseppe
AutorOlmos-Hernández, Adriana
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julio
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
AutorNapolitano, Fabioes_ES
AutorOrihuela, Agustínes_ES
AutorSerrapica, Francescoes_ES
AutorDe Rosa, Giuseppees_ES
AutorOlmos-Hernández, Adrianaes_ES
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Rango de páginas97-119es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7531-7_5
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES

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