Effects of Noise on the Physiology and Behavior of Farm-Raised Animals

Bond, J.W.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-8807-4_24

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“…These fields encompassed animal welfare, animal health, stress physiology, animal behaviour, reproductive physiology and behaviour, grazing and spatial behaviour, predation, production, animal handling and farm practices. For this reason, screening was Bond (1963) completed for each section separately, by one author per section. A framework was proposed utilising the data in the literature to attempt to place rail disturbance within the context of known stressors.…”

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Review of the potential impacts of freight rail corridors on livestock welfare and production

Kearton,

Almeida,

Cowley

et al. 2023

Anim. Prod. Sci.

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The proximity of rail corridors to livestock production enterprises poses potential risks to welfare and production. The association between these factors and production have been extensively investigated. This review aims to assess the potential impact on the basis of existing data in a livestock production context. Due to expansion of freight rail networks through agricultural land, there is a need to investigate potential impacts of rail (including train and track) noise, vibration and visual disturbance on the physiology and behaviour of the livestock and subsequent production traits. Additionally, the factors influencing the impact on animals were characterised broadly as noise, vibration, and visual and spatial disturbance. This information was used to develop conceptual frameworks around the contribution of rail impact on allostatic load, animal welfare and production. Placing rail noise in the context of other, known, noise impacts showed that proximity to the rail line will determine the impact of noise on the behaviour and physiology of the animal. Thresholds for noise levels should be determined on the basis of known noise thresholds, taking into account the impact of noise on allostatic load. Further research is recommended to investigate the behavioural, physiological and production impacts on livestock from proximity to rail corridors. Current literature suggests that the allostatic load will vary depending on the proximity of the animal to the source of stimulus, the type, size or level of stimuli, habituation and the individual animal variation in response to the stimuli.

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Review of the potential impacts of freight rail corridors on livestock welfare and production

Kearton,

Almeida,

Cowley

et al. 2023

Anim. Prod. Sci.

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“…On the basis of the various studies just discussed, the pig may be said to be a suitable experimental animal on which to test the generaliz- Confirmation of this observation is reported by Bond, Winchester, Campbell, and Webb (1963), Pigs were exposed to the sound of aircraft engines at levels from 100-135 decibels. The heart rate of such animals was observed to increase during exposure while those pigs which had been removed from the dam became noticeably disturbed.…”

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The effects of early experience and paternal irradiation upon avoidance learning, weight gain, and open field behavior in swine

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Effects of Noise on the Physiology and Behavior of Farm-Raised Animals

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Review of the potential impacts of freight rail corridors on livestock welfare and production

Review of the potential impacts of freight rail corridors on livestock welfare and production

The effects of early experience and paternal irradiation upon avoidance learning, weight gain, and open field behavior in swine

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