Social Behavior in Farm Animals

By: Linda Keeling, Harold Gonyou

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Hardcover | 1 December 2000

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*Animal welfare/behavior issues are becoming increasingly important
*Combines theoretical and practical details about the social behavior of our most common farm species
*Written by leading experts from around the world

An understanding of social behavior is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book is the first to specifically address this important subject. The chapters fall into three broad subject areas: concepts in social behavior, species specific chapters and current issues. Authors include leading experts from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

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"Contributors in agriculture, animal science, and animal rights from around the world apply social behavior findings from classical ethnology works on wild animals to animals that do not get to choose their own social groups, which individuals are housed together, and other dimensions that normally would serve as media for social interaction. The information is designed to provide insight for the management, productivity, and welfare of the animals. They begin by setting out concepts in social behavior, then concentrate on species-specific animal behavior, and conclude by taking up some contemporary topics such as personality and people as social actors in the world of farm animals."--SciTech Book News "Contributors in agriculture, animal science, and animal rights from around the world apply social behavior findings from classical ethnology works on wild animals to animals that do not get to choose their own social groups, which individuals are housed together, and other dimensions that normally would serve as media for social interaction. The information is designed to provide insight for the management, productivity, and welfare of the animals. They begin by setting out concepts in social behavior, then concentrate on species-specific animal behavior, and conclude by taking up some contemporary topics such as personality and people as social actors in the world of farm animals."--SciTech Book News "Contributors in agriculture, animal science, and animal rights from around the world apply social behavior findings from classical ethnology works on wild animals to animals that do not get to choose their own social groups, which individuals are housed together, and other dimensions that normally would serve as media for social interaction. The information is designed to provide insight for the management, productivity, and welfare of the animals. They begin by setting out concepts in social behavior, then concentrate on species-specific animal behavior, and conclude by taking up some contemporary topics such as personality and people as social actors in the world of farm animals."--SciTech Book News "Contributors in agriculture, animal science, and animal rights from around the world apply social behavior findings from classical ethnology works on wild animals to animals that do not get to choose their own social groups, which individuals are housed together, and other dimensions that normally would serve as media for social interaction. The information is designed to provide insight for the management, productivity, and welfare of the animals. They begin by setting out concepts in social behavior, then concentrate on species-specific animal behavior, and conclude by taking up some contemporary topics such as personality and people as social actors in the world of farm animals."--SciTech Book News

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Contributors	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
References	p. 4
Concepts in Social Behaviour	p. 5
Living in Groups: an Evolutionary Perspective	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
Basic Principles: Natural Selection and Group Life	p. 9
Natural selection and behaviour	p. 9
Kin selection and cooperation between relatives	p. 11
Cooperation between non-relatives	p. 12
Studying past and present benefits and costs of group life	p. 13
Feeding Without Being Fed Upon: Benefits and Costs of Group Life	p. 14
Foraging advantages of group living	p. 15
Avoiding predators: detection, dilution and defence	p. 16
Thermal benefits	p. 17
Disadvantages of group living: competition, conspicuousness, contamination and cuckoldry	p. 17
Confusing the consequences of group living with selection pressures--and other pitfalls	p. 18
Group Size and the Dynamic Nature of Groups	p. 19
Resource distribution: ideal free distribution theory	p. 19
Optimal group size	p. 20
Resource distribution and defence	p. 21
Within-group Dynamics: Effects of Dominance	p. 21
Competition or cooperation between dominant and subordinate group members	p. 22
Group Structure: the Influence of Mating Systems	p. 24
Sex differences and parental care as determinants of mating systems	p. 24
Resource distribution and types of mating system	p. 25
Mating systems and offspring emigration	p. 26
Seasonal variation in group structure	p. 26
Conclusions: What Use is the Evolutionary Approach for Understanding Farm Animal Social Behaviour?	p. 27
General principles may guide husbandry design and practice	p. 27
Species-specific knowledge and husbandry design	p. 28
Limitations of the evolutionary approach	p. 30
References	p. 31
Group Life	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
Maintaining the Group	p. 39
Dominance	p. 39
Aggression/threatening	p. 42
Stability of hierarchy	p. 44
Social requirements for dominance order to function	p. 45
Affiliative behaviour	p. 47
Communication Within the Group	p. 47
Roles Within the Group	p. 49
Strategies and models	p. 49
Proactive and reactive individuals	p. 51
Group Size	p. 52
References	p. 54
Parental Behaviour	p. 59
Introduction	p. 60
Parent--Offspring Conflict	p. 60
Varieties of Parental Behaviour	p. 61
Early Parental Care	p. 63
Mother--Offspring Bonds	p. 64
Types of Food Provisioning	p. 66
Communication During Suckling	p. 67
Regurgitation	p. 69
Begging	p. 69
Factors Affecting Parental Care	p. 72
The Transition to Offspring Independence	p. 73
References	p. 76
The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour	p. 83
Introduction and Overview	p. 84
A Brief History of Time--Relative to Domestication and Modern Farm Animals	p. 85
A Cursory Overview of the Evolutionary Basis of Social Behaviour	p. 89
The Role of Behaviour in Domestication	p. 92
Domestication as an Adaptive Trait Leading to Increased Genetic Fitness	p. 95
Is Domestication a Single-gene Trait?	p. 98
The argument for gradualism	p. 99
The argument against gradualism	p. 100
Possible molecular basis for a gene related to domestication	p. 103
Impact of Production Trait Selection on Social Behaviour	p. 104
Beyond Domestication?	p. 104
Notes	p. 105
References	p. 107
The Social Behaviour of Domestic Species	p. 111
The Social Behaviour of Cattle	p. 113
Basic Social Characteristics	p. 113
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 114
Use of space	p. 115
Communication	p. 115
Intra-group interactions	p. 117
Social Behaviour Under Commercial Conditions	p. 120
Social groupings	p. 120
Social structure	p. 121
Effects of group size and space allowance on social behaviour	p. 129
Social Behaviour, Management and Welfare	p. 130
Influence of social partners	p. 130
Grouping animals	p. 131
Separation problems	p. 131
Dominance-related problems	p. 132
Abnormal behaviour	p. 133
References	p. 135
The Social Behaviour of Pigs	p. 147
Basic Social Characteristics	p. 147
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 148
Use of space	p. 149
Communication	p. 149
Cohesion and dispersion	p. 150
Inter-group interactions	p. 151
Intra-group interactions	p. 151
Social Groupings Under Commercial Conditions	p. 154
Social groupings	p. 154
Social effects of production	p. 160
Effects of group size and space allowance on social behaviour	p. 163
Social Behaviour, Management and Welfare	p. 165
Grouping animals	p. 165
Separation problems	p. 167
Abnormal behaviour	p. 168
References	p. 168
The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds	p. 177
Basic Social Structure	p. 177
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 178
Use of space	p. 180
Communication	p. 181
Cohesion and dispersion	p. 182
Inter-group interactions	p. 183
Intra-group interactions	p. 183
Social Behaviour Under Commercial Conditions	p. 187
Social groupings	p. 187
Social effects on production	p. 191
Effects of group size and space allowances on social behaviour	p. 193
Social Effects on Behaviour, Welfare and Production	p. 195
Grouping animals	p. 195
Separation problems	p. 196
Dominance-related problems	p. 197
Abnormal behaviour	p. 197
References	p. 199
The Social Behaviour of Sheep	p. 211
Basic Social Structure	p. 211
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 212
Use of space	p. 215
Communication	p. 216
Cohesion and dispersion	p. 218
Inter-group interactions	p. 220
Intra-group interactions	p. 221
Social Behaviour Under Commercial Conditions	p. 230
Social groupings	p. 230
Effects of group size and space allowance on social behaviour	p. 232
Social effects on production	p. 234
Social Behaviour, Management and Welfare	p. 236
Grouping and separation problems	p. 236
Social isolation and facilitation	p. 237
Dominance-related problems	p. 238
Abnormal behaviour	p. 238
References	p. 239
The Social Behaviour of Horses	p. 247
Basic Social Characteristics	p. 248
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 248
Use of space	p. 248
Communication	p. 250
Cohesion and dispersion	p. 254
Inter-group interactions	p. 255
Intra-group interactions	p. 256
Social Behaviour Under Commercial Conditions	p. 259
Social groupings	p. 259
Effects of group size and space allowance on social behaviour	p. 262
Social Effects on Behaviour, Welfare and Production	p. 263
Separation problems	p. 263
Problems due to confinement and isolation	p. 267
Dominance-related problems	p. 268
Abnormal behaviour	p. 269
References	p. 271
The Social Behaviour of Fish	p. 275
Basic Social Characteristics	p. 277
Composition and structure of social groups	p. 277
Use of space	p. 280
Cohesion and dispersion	p. 281
Environmental factors influencing social behaviour	p. 281
Physiological factors influencing social behaviour	p. 282
Social Behaviour Under Commercial Conditions	p. 282
Social groupings under restricted conditions	p. 284
Social groupings under farm conditions	p. 286
Social Behaviour, Management and Welfare	p. 288
Aggression-related problems	p. 288
Crowding-related problems	p. 2879
Feeding-related problems	p. 289
Predatory environment	p. 291
Cannibalism	p. 291
Signs of behavioural problems	p. 291
Reducing behavioural problems	p. 294
References	p. 296
Contemporary Topics in Social Behaviour	p. 305
Breaking Social Bonds	p. 307
Introduction	p. 307
Social Bonds	p. 308
Characteristics of social bonds	p. 308
Responses to separation	p. 310
Mother--offspring bonds in farmed species	p. 311
Other bonds in farmed species	p. 313
When are Bonds Broken?	p. 314
Under natural conditions	p. 314
Under farm conditions	p. 316
Consequences of Breaking Bonds	p. 317
Temporary absences and changes in group membership	p. 317
Sudden, early weaning	p. 318
Death of a group member	p. 320
Lessening the Psychological Cost of Breaking Bonds	p. 321
Substituting stimuli provided by attachment figures	p. 321
Weaning methods	p. 322
Conclusions	p. 325
References	p. 325
Individual Differences and Personality	p. 333
Introduction	p. 334
Definition	p. 335
Agonistic Behaviour in a Group	p. 336
Sociality and Sociability	p. 338
Maternal Behaviour	p. 340
Sexual Behaviour	p. 341
Personality: Discussion of Term and Concept	p. 341
Behavioural Tests	p. 342
Coping Strategies	p. 343
Coping strategies in mice	p. 345
Coping strategies in great tits (Parus major)	p. 345
Coping strategies in pigs	p. 347
Questions Still Open	p. 348
Application	p. 348
Conclusion	p. 349
References	p. 350
People as Social Actors in the World of Farm Animals	p. 353
Introduction	p. 354
The Nature of the Relationship Between People and Farm Animals	p. 354
Social behaviour and social communication between people and farm animals	p. 356
Recognition by animals of individual people	p. 357
Factors that Influence the Response of Farm Animals to People	p. 360
Genetic basis	p. 360
Learning and the effect of handling on animals' productivity and level of fear	p. 362
Imprinting	p. 363
Conclusions	p. 366
References	p. 367
Social Cognition of Farm Animals	p. 373
Recognition	p. 374
Categories of recognition	p. 374
Mechanisms of recognition	p. 376
Classifying individuals	p. 379
Social Learning	p. 380
Developing new skills	p. 380
Refining search skills	p. 381
Influencing preferences	p. 382
Factors involved in social learning	p. 384
Communication	p. 386
Maintaining group cohesion	p. 387
Communicating internal states	p. 387
Communicating information about the environment	p. 389
Influencing the behaviour of others	p. 390
Implications for Animal Production	p. 391
References	p. 394
Index	p. 401
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