The Effect of Short-term Classical Music stimulus on Behavior and Tonic Immobility Reaction of Pullets.

IF 1.4 3区农林科学 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1080/10888705.2021.1983724

Shuai Zhao, Runxiang Zhang, Chun Li, Yutao Li, Jianhong Li, Chunzhu Xu, Jun Bao

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of short-term stimulation of classical music on the behavior of pullets and to explore whether classical music as an auditory enrichment factor reduces the fear level in pullets. One hundred and twenty 10-weeks'old Roman white pullets were randomly divided into two treatments of which one group was exposed to classic music (M), and another one was the control group (N). The music was played during 8:00-18:00 every day for 7 consecutive days. The behavior of the focal animals was observed from 11:00 to13:00 every day for 7 days. The results showed that during the observation period, the pullets in group M had more comforting (P < .05) and preening (P < .05), but less aggressive (P < .01) and feather-pecking (P < .01) behaviors than those in group N. No significant difference was found in other behaviors and the duration of tonic immobility between the two groups. Therefore, auditory enrichment as a means of environmental enrichment can increase the welfare level of pullets to a certain extent.

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短期古典音乐刺激对小白鼠行为和强直不动反应的影响。

本研究旨在探讨古典音乐短期刺激对雏鸡行为的影响，并探讨古典音乐作为听觉富集因子是否能降低雏鸡的恐惧水平。选取120只10周龄罗马白鸡，随机分为两组，一组为古典音乐(M)，另一组为对照组(N)，每天8:00-18:00播放音乐，连续7天。每天11:00 ~ 13:00观察病灶动物行为，连续观察7 d。结果显示，观察期内，M组雏鸡的舒适程度(P < 0.05)明显高于对照组

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 农林科学-兽医学

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3.90

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6.70%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (JAAWS) publishes articles on methods of experimentation, husbandry, and care that demonstrably enhance the welfare of nonhuman animals in various settings. For administrative purposes, manuscripts are categorized into the following four content areas: welfare issues arising in laboratory, farm, companion animal, and wildlife/zoo settings. Manuscripts of up to 7,000 words are accepted that present new empirical data or a reevaluation of available data, conceptual or theoretical analysis, or demonstrations relating to some issue of animal welfare science. JAAWS also publishes brief research reports of up to 3,500 words that consist of (1) pilot studies, (2) descriptions of innovative practices, (3) studies of interest to a particular region, or (4) studies done by scholars who are new to the field or new to academic publishing. In addition, JAAWS publishes book reviews and literature reviews by invitation only.