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
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.
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.
在水牛和其他反刍动物中,母性行为是特定物种的一组行为模式,包括产犊、印记形成和哺乳。这种行为主要由激素浓度变化及其与大脑中各自受体的相互作用触发,尤其是催产素。这些化学信号还影响母婴联结,这是新生儿在产后最初几小时内发育的关键生存过程。目前,奶牛分娩期间的行为很少被研究。因此,本综述旨在分析关于水牛产犊时母性行为的现有科学证据。它将探讨可能影响犊牛生存和健康的印记形成、母性照料和异亲哺乳策略的机制。