Bu çalışmada, her bir ineğin pratik bir refah değerlendirmesinde farklı rutin aktiviteler esnasında kulak pozisyonlarındaki değişimlerin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın materyalini, Aydın ili Bozdoğan ilçesinde bir süt sığırcılığı işletmesinde yetiştirilen 2 yaşlı 30 baş Siyah Alaca inek oluşturmuştur. Yem yeme esnasında %35 oranında eksen boyunca, %23 ileri, %17 geri yukarı, %4 geri aşağı, %13 asimetrik sol ve %8 asimetrik sağ şeklinde kulak pozisyonları gözlenmiştir. Fırçalanma sırasında ise söz konusu oranlar esnasında %32 eksen boyunca, %29 ileri, %15 geri yukarı, %7 geri aşağı, %10 asimetrik sol ve %7 asimetrik sağ kulak pozisyonu şeklinde tespit edilmiştir. Kulak pozisyonları üzerine gözlem günü (p<0,001) haricinde diğer faktör etkileri ve etkileşimleri istatistiksel olarak önemsiz bulunmuştur (p>0,05). Sonuç olarak, belirli günlük aktivitelerde ineklerin kulak pozisyonlarına bakılarak nötr, pozitif ya da negatif duygusal durum içinde olup olmadığı tahmin edilebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: İnek; kulak pozisyonu; hayvan refahı
The aim of this study was to determine the changes in ear positions during different routine activities in a practical welfare assessment of each cow. The material of this study involved by 30 head Holstein cows, aged 2 year, was raised at a dairy farm in Bozdogan county in Aydin. During the feeding, 35% axial, 23% forward, 17% backward up, 4% backward down, 13% asymmetric left and 8% asymmetric right ear positions were observed. During the brushing, 32% axial, 29% forward, 15% backward up, 7% backward down, 10% asymmetric left and 7% asymmetric right ear positions were observed. The effects of other factors were not found significant (p>0.05), apart from period of the day (p<0.001). As a result, it can be estimated whether the cows are in a neutral, positive or negative emotional state by looking at the ear positions in certain daily activities.
Keywords: Cow; ear posture; animal welfare
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