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Ferenc Pajor presents Poster 98 during the poster sessions in the Aula.
Session theme 8: Application of welfare assessment protocols
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Poster 98
EVALUATION OF WELFARE BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES OF TSIGAI LAMBS UNDER FATTENING
CONDITION
F. Pajor 1 , A. Murányi 1 , A. Szentléleki 1 , Á. Bodnár 2 , J. Tőzsér 1 , P. Póti 1
1 Szent István University, Institute of Animal Husbandry, Hungary
2 Szent Istvan University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
This study combined a temperament test with stress measurement to evaluate of welfare in fattening
situation. Assessment of welfare in animals is related to changes in meat production levels,
technology and management systems. The fattening technology could result higher welfare risks
and stress responses in more temperamental animals.
This study concerned with evaluating temperament of Tsigai lambs (n=20) using temperament test
(temperament scores, spending 30 seconds on the weighing scale: score1= calm, no movement;
score2= calm, occasional movements; score3= calm, more movements without scale shaking;
score4= abrupt episodic movements, scale shaking; score5= nervous, permanent episodic
movements, scale shaking). Temperament scores were identified and blood samples were collected
two times under test (first at on-test (age: 88 day), second at off-test (age: 129 day)), after weighing.
Level of cortisol and non-esterised fatty acid (NEFA) was measured from blood samples. The
lambs were fed on ad libitum concentrate for 41 days. Data were evaluated by ANOVA and
Spearmens’ correlation tests.
The temperament score, cortisol and NEFA concentration are showed a significantly increased
(p