奶水牛行为：产犊、印记行为与异亲哺乳。

Dairy Buffalo Behavior: Calving, Imprinting and Allosuckling.

作者信息

Mota-Rojas Daniel, Bragaglio Andrea, Braghieri Ada, Napolitano Fabio, Domínguez-Oliva Adriana, Mora-Medina Patricia, Álvarez-Macías Adolfo, De Rosa Giuseppe, Pacelli Corrado, José Nancy, Barile Vittoria Lucia

机构信息

Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Mexico City 04960, Mexico.

Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi Dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Food Processing, Via Milano 43, 24047 Treviglio, Italy.

出版信息

Animals (Basel). 2022 Oct 22;12(21):2899. doi: 10.3390/ani12212899.

Maternal behavior, in water buffalo and other ruminants, is a set of patterns of a determined species, including calving, imprinting, and suckling. This behavior is mainly triggered by hormone concentration changes and their interactions with their respective receptors in the brain, particularly oxytocin. These chemical signals also influence mother-young bonding, a critical process for neonatal survival that develops during the first postpartum hours. Currently, dairy buffalo behavior during parturition has rarely been studied. For this reason, this review aims to analyze the existing scientific evidence regarding maternal behavior in water buffalo during calving. It will address the mechanisms of imprinting, maternal care, and allosuckling strategies that may influence the survival and health of calves.