https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4 Why so moody en-us 2019-01-16 17:15:56 UTC 2024-05-27 15:09:46 UTC hello@padlet.com acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/321382079 2019-01-16 18:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/321382079 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/322097188 I picked beef cattle for a couple of reasons. Reason one they are the type of livestock that I know the most about. The second reason is that I would like to know more about how beef cattle act and why they act that way. I am looking into getting into the beef cattle business when I graduate. I have grown up helping neighbors with their beef cattle and have noticed how they act somewhat. My goal for this is to turn what I have experienced into a useful background that I understand and can use latter in life to help my neighbors and I.

]]> 2019-01-18 13:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/322097188 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328594945 This study shows some link to behavior and genes. It talks about how calm cattle have higher weight gain.]]> 2019-02-07 05:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328594945 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328612554 These numbers tell us how easy it is for the trait to be inherited. These helps pick out the one you want and know how often the offspring will get it. ]]> 2019-02-07 07:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328612554 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328619078 This is when a calf is learning were the milk is and how to get it. I got this photo from https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/livestock/ensure-cows-get-adequate-nutrition-after-calving/]]> 2019-02-07 08:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328619078 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328623019 Operant conditioning ]]> 2019-02-07 08:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/328623019 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/329532622 Cattle have pore depth perception. This makes it hard for them to tell if a shadow is a hole or not, so it can be hard to work with in a shadowy area. I got the photo from https://www.shutterstock.com/search/cow+eye.]]> 2019-02-09 21:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/329532622 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/329544212 The gate pushing the cattle is positive punishment because it is making them not sand in the same spot. The head gate can be used as negative punishment, it takes away their freedom to move. When you let them go it is positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement depending on how you look at it. Ether they get their freedom or take away the presser.]]> 2019-02-10 01:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/329544212 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/331154483 Cattle use auditory communication to tell their calf what to do by changing the call. When I say change their call, I mean the length and tone and even the pitch to let them know different things. Cows use visual communication like head movements and body language to communicate with humans that are trying to take he calf, like in calf watch I have seen this behavior. The best example of chemical/smell communication is when it comes to mating in cattle. The bull will smell pheromones from the cows and will know when they are ready to mate. Cattle use tactile to communicate by kicking a calf that is not theirs that is trying to milk. I got all of this information from class or personal experiences. 

]]> 2019-02-14 05:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/331154483 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338680408 They are butting heads to show dominance for many different reasons. They could be trying to figure out the social rank of the herd, if one of them was just put out there. They are fighting but not to hurt each other.
I got the picture from  http://breedingback.blogspot.com/2014/04/social-and-reproductive-behaviour-of.html ]]> 2019-03-07 01:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338680408 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338684343 In small herds it is linear and in big herds that do not see each other every day it can be complex. Here is a link to an article that explains it more in depth. http://dairy.ifas.ufl.edu/rns/2010/6-Huxley.pdf ]]> 2019-03-07 02:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338684343 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338685491 Bulls will put presser on the back of the cow to see if she is ready to be mounted. In this picture bull is mounting the cow.
The picture came form. http://gpvec.unl.edu/bse/breeding_mgmt/social_bhvr.htm ]]> 2019-03-07 02:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338685491 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338702145 This video that i got off of youtube describes and shows all of the signs that a cow is in heat and their behaviors.]]> 2019-03-07 03:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/338702145 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/347442507 1. The cow will clean off the calf. 
2. She helps the calf up and walk.
3. They communicate with their calf. ]]> 2019-04-02 01:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/347442507 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348802766 1. The calf will communicate vocally with the cow.
2. The calf will nurse from its mother.
3. The calf gets up and walks around when it can stand]]> 2019-04-05 05:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348802766 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348804130 In the pic you can see a a harness that has a device that tracks feeding behavior. This helps do research on feeding behavior. It will let researchers know where the cattle are eating, what, and when.]]> 2019-04-05 05:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348804130 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348809587 2019-04-05 06:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/348809587 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/355111419 2019-04-29 17:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/355111419 acasey421 https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/355120264 2019-04-29 17:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/acasey421/qz9czhk47pe4/wish/355120264