Abstract
Cattle behaviour on rangeland depends on external factors, such as grass allowance and quality, temperature, net solar radiation, distance from water-source, wind speed and direction, air pressure changes and the applied breeding technology. Our research is based on previous empirical observations and modern methods to analyze the behaviour of the Hungarian Grey Cattle. Today it is crucial to use cost-effective solutions in modern beef cattle farming therefore we introduce a cost-efficient method to study and follow cattle herds. We are studying relation between traveled daily distance and air pressure. The various weather fronts influence behavioural characteristics and traveled daily distance. According to our hypothesis, the pressure-change and the wind direction has significant effect on cattle activity on pasture. As the different air masses alter the barometric conditions and unbalance the neuroendocrine system, indirectly cause relaxed or agitated behaviour
Highlights
The modern ethology were established by Conrad Lorenz, an Austrian professor of zoology in the 1950’s
Széky (1979) in his book titled “Ethology”, summarises the patterns of animal behaviour, suggested to organize them in groups according to functions in the ethogram
According to the preliminary analysis there is a connection between stable weather system and the increased feeding activity
Summary
Cattle behaviour on rangeland depends on external factors, such as grass allowance and quality, temperature, net solar radiation, distance from water-source, wind speed and direction, air pressure changes and the applied breeding technology. Our research is based on previous empirical observations and modern methods to analyze the behaviour of the Hungarian Grey Cattle. We are studying relation between traveled daily distance and air pressure. The pressure-change and the wind direction has significant effect on cattle activity on pasture. A szarvasmarha viselkedése a legelőn, függ az olyan külső tényezőktől, mint a fűkínálat és minőség, hőmérséklet, besugárzás, itatótól való távolság, szél-sebesség és -irány, légnyomás-változás és az alkalmazott tartástechnológia. A légnyomás és a naponta megtett távolság kapcsolatát vizsgáljuk. Hipotézisünk szerint a légnyomás változás és a szélirány jelentősen befolyásolja a húsmarha aktivitását a legelőn. Mivel a különböző légtömegek befolyásolják a légnyomásviszonyokat és felborítják a neuroendokrin rendszer egyensúlyát, ezzel közvetve nyugodt vagy izgatott viselkedést idéznek elő
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