Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows

Abstract Affective states can be inferred from responses to ambiguous and threatening stimuli, using Judgement Bias Tasks (JBTs) and Attention Bias Tasks (ABTs). We investigated the separate and interactive effects of personality and housing conditions on dairy cattle affective states. We assessed p...

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Autores principales:	Louise Kremer, Jacinta D. Bus, Laura E. Webb, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Bas Engel, Jozef T. N. van der Werf, Sabine K. Schnabel, Cornelis G. van Reenen
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/69c72995aabf47d59d7f6ec0af4bcc1d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69c72995aabf47d59d7f6ec0af4bcc1d2021-11-28T12:15:53ZHousing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows10.1038/s41598-021-01843-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/69c72995aabf47d59d7f6ec0af4bcc1d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01843-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Affective states can be inferred from responses to ambiguous and threatening stimuli, using Judgement Bias Tasks (JBTs) and Attention Bias Tasks (ABTs). We investigated the separate and interactive effects of personality and housing conditions on dairy cattle affective states. We assessed personality in 48 heifers using Open-Field, Novel-Object and Runway tests. Personality effects on responses to the JBT and to the ABT were examined when heifers were housed under reference conditions. Heifers were subsequently housed under positive or negative conditions, and housing effects on animal responses in both tasks were investigated while controlling for personality. A Principal Component Analysis revealed three personality traits labelled Activity, Fearfulness and Sociability. Under reference conditions, personality influenced heifers’ responses to the JBT and to the ABT, therefore questioning the tasks’ generalizability across individuals. Against expectations, housing did not influence responses to the JBT and heifers in the negative conditions looked at the threat later than heifers in the positive or reference conditions. More research is warranted to confirm the validity and the repeatability of the JBT and of the ABT as appropriate measures of affective states in dairy cows.Louise KremerJacinta D. BusLaura E. WebbEddie A. M. BokkersBas EngelJozef T. N. van der WerfSabine K. SchnabelCornelis G. van ReenenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Louise Kremer Jacinta D. Bus Laura E. Webb Eddie A. M. Bokkers Bas Engel Jozef T. N. van der Werf Sabine K. Schnabel Cornelis G. van Reenen Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
description	Abstract Affective states can be inferred from responses to ambiguous and threatening stimuli, using Judgement Bias Tasks (JBTs) and Attention Bias Tasks (ABTs). We investigated the separate and interactive effects of personality and housing conditions on dairy cattle affective states. We assessed personality in 48 heifers using Open-Field, Novel-Object and Runway tests. Personality effects on responses to the JBT and to the ABT were examined when heifers were housed under reference conditions. Heifers were subsequently housed under positive or negative conditions, and housing effects on animal responses in both tasks were investigated while controlling for personality. A Principal Component Analysis revealed three personality traits labelled Activity, Fearfulness and Sociability. Under reference conditions, personality influenced heifers’ responses to the JBT and to the ABT, therefore questioning the tasks’ generalizability across individuals. Against expectations, housing did not influence responses to the JBT and heifers in the negative conditions looked at the threat later than heifers in the positive or reference conditions. More research is warranted to confirm the validity and the repeatability of the JBT and of the ABT as appropriate measures of affective states in dairy cows.
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author	Louise Kremer Jacinta D. Bus Laura E. Webb Eddie A. M. Bokkers Bas Engel Jozef T. N. van der Werf Sabine K. Schnabel Cornelis G. van Reenen
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title	Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
title_short	Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
title_full	Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
title_fullStr	Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
title_full_unstemmed	Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
title_sort	housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/69c72995aabf47d59d7f6ec0af4bcc1d
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Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows

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