The General Behaviour of Beef Cattle Herd and Dogs, and their Interspecific Relationships
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https://doi.org/10.57260/stc.2023.630Keywords:
Social behaviour, Beef cattle herd, Dogs, Interspecific relationshipsAbstract
In the investigation of the overall behavioral patterns exhibited by a herd of beef cattle and accompanying dogs within a beef cattle farm situated in Saluang sub-district, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, comprising a total of 26 cattle (15 females and 11 males) and two male dogs, data were systematically recorded from August to October 2022. The observation period extended from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., encompassing all pertinent aspects of general behavior. The qualitative and quantitative behaviour were collected using the focal-scan sampling method every 10 min. It was found that the innate behaviours of beef cattle and dogs were divided into 4 major behavioural groups: eating and excretion, movement, comfort behaviour, and resting. The social behaviour of beef cattle and dogs can be divided into three main groups: fighting, rearing, and herd behaviour. Social behaviours can also be observed in 3 characteristics as follows; 1) The social behaviour of the beef cattle herd such as playing, grooming each other, warning, and lactating 2) The social behaviour of the dogs such as chasing, threatening, making noise, and playing 3) The relationships between the beef cattle herd and the dog is the dogs following and warning the beef cattle herd and the beef cattle groom the dogs.
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