Behavioural,Physiological,Balance and Body Posture Responses of Sheep to Sea Transport Motions
Sheep were exposed to the major types of movement in ships,roll (sideways),heave (vertical)and pitch (fore-aft)to investigate effects on their behaviour,physiology,balance and body posture.Sheep were restrained in pairs in a crate placed on a moveable,programmable platform that replicated the frequency and magnitude of typical ship movements.In Experiment 1 sheep were exposed for 30 minute periods,without food.Heave substantially reduced rumination,but roll caused most stepping motions to correct balance.During heave sheep spent much time with their head above and under the neck/head of the other sheep,with their back against the crate and less time lying down.In experiment 2 sheep were fed to test whether motion sickness caused affected appetite and a mesh was inserted between the sheep to prevent access to the other sheeps feed.They were exposed to the three movements again,with and without an anti-emetic.
Eduardo Santurtun Valerie Moreau Phillips C.J.C
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics,School of Veterinary Sciences,The University of Queensland,Gatt LaSalle Beauvais Polytechnic Institute,19,rue Pierre Waguet - BP 30313-60026 Beauvais Cedex,France
国际会议
XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene(第十六届动物卫生国际会议(ISAH 2013))
南京
英文
79-79
2013-05-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）