Agustín Orihuela

TL;DR: This review considers many of the biological and environmental factors that influence the intensity and duration of oestrous behaviours in domestic cattle.

TL;DR: No clear relationship between mounting and other activities could be established and this pattern was better defined in group A than in group B where the bull was present, although all activities were observed at some stage during the observation period.

TL;DR: Social interactions within a herd and group composition and size affect accuracy in the timing of the observation of overt signs of oestrus with animals often imitating behavioural oesturs.

TL;DR: It is concluded that Brahman cattle habituate to repeat handling in a squeeze chute; are less emotionally reactive when their eyes were covered during this process and establish a repeatable order of entrance to the chute.

TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review of the effects of humans' relationships with farm animals on animal productivity and welfare, including the following topics: definition of the concept and description of different tests that have been developed to measure human-animal relationship (HAR), temperament and tameness, which have been considered as farm animal characteristics that are important in HAR, as are stockperson attitudes.