Effects of space allowance and simulated sea transport motion on behavioural and physiological responses of sheep

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dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Grisel
dc.contributor.authorCol, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Clive J. C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:53:42Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T19:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTransporting sheep by sea exposes them to some prolonged floor motions, and their responses may depend on their space allowance. We simulated sea motion in a crate with a moveable and programmable floor, to measure behaviour and physiological responses. Nine sheep were exposed in groups of 3 for 1 h periods to Regular motion (8 roll of the floor every 15 s), Irregular motion (30 randomly selected amplitudes and duration of floor roll, with the same means as Regular), and No floor motion, at High (0.35 m(2)/head), Medium (0.30 m(2)/head), and Low (0.26 m(2)/head) space allowances, with Low representing the Australian shipping standard. Lying time (P < 0.001) and heart rate (P = 0.05) were reduced during regular motion, but aggression increased during irregular motion (P < 0.001), particularly at the end of the treatment. Both regular and irregular motion decreased rumination (P = 0.003) compared with control. Pushing (P = 0.03) and stepping (P < 0.001) were more frequent in the Low than Medium or High space allowance treatments, but only when the sheep experienced Regular motion, and particularly at the start of treatment (P = 0.03, P < 0.001) respectively. Low space allowance decreased lying time (P = 0.001) and variability in cardiac interbeat intervals (P < 0.001), increased aggression (P = 0.005) and the time sheep had their head facing downwards resting on the bars of the cage (P = 0.02), indicating stress. Therefore, both regular and irregular ship-like motion at a low space allowance led to responses that suggested stress; giving more space than the current Australian standards may increase the welfare of sheep transported by sea.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBecas Chile (Conycit); School of Veterinary Science, UQ; Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey, TubitakTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the assistance of Blandine Fabre, Elise Wicker and Alice Guingal during the habituation period and Andrew Kelly of the Queensland Animal Science Precinct. The authors acknowledge the support of Dr Tamara Keeley in training and assistance in the cortisol analysis at the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia. In addition, GN acknowledges the financial support from Becas Chile (Conycit) and the School of Veterinary Science, UQ, and RC acknowledges support for a postdoctoral fellowship from the Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey, Tubitak. These institutions had no involvement in any stage of the article preparation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.applanim.2018.08.009en_US
dc.identifier.endpage48en_US
dc.identifier.issn0168-1591en_US
dc.identifier.issn1872-9045en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage40en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2018.08.009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/36572
dc.identifier.volume208en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000447575200006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCIENCE BVen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAPPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCEen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectMotionen_US
dc.subjectShipen_US
dc.subjectSheepen_US
dc.subjectSpace allowanceen_US
dc.subjectStocking densityen_US
dc.subjectTransporten_US
dc.titleEffects of space allowance and simulated sea transport motion on behavioural and physiological responses of sheepen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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