Publications by authors named "Claire Toinon"
Article Synopsis
- Maternal deprivation in goat kids affects their social behavior and development, with AR kids showing more playful interactions but less nurturing behaviors compared to DR kids before weaning.
- After weaning, DR kids exhibited more dominant social behaviors while AR kids began adapting their interactions over time.
- The study highlights the contrasting effects of early maternal separation in dairy farming practices on the social dynamics of goat kids.
Maternal deprivation early in life has been shown to disrupt neonates' development. Nevertheless, separating the young animals from their dams soon after birth remains a common practice in dairy farm husbandry. This study investigated the effects of different rearing conditions on goat kids' stress coping abilities.
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