Influence of behavior score on pregnancy rate of Nelore cows submitted to IATF
Keywords:
reproductive performance, management, animal temperamentAbstract
Temperament is an individual characteristic that animals have in relation to a given stimulus and is conditioned on fear. It is believed to have great importance in productive efficiency, and therefore has been seen with attention in animal production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of temperament at time of artificial insemination on the pregnancy rate of Nelore animals. Nellore cow temperament (n = 168) was evaluated by trunk scores and trunk exit velocity at the time of TAI. The trunk score was evaluated with grades from 1 to 5, and the exit speed test measured the time each animal spent to travel 2 meters away. The cows underwent TAI and the pregnancy diagnosis was made 30 days after TAI. For the analyzes, the trunk score was categorized as 1.2 and ≥3; at trunk exit speeds of ≤0.67, 0.68 to 0.99 and 1.00 to 2.00 m/s. No effect of temperament on pregnancy rate (p>0.05) was detected, but the effect of trunk score on exit velocity (p<0.05) was detected. Cows with lower trunk scores came out at lower trunk speeds. It was concluded that trunk score or exit speed in animals conditioned to trunk management does not affect the pregnancy rate.
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