lecture 3

Question 1

List the behavioural indicators; for normal animals

Answer 1

behavioural indicators; normal animals
-alertness; prey animals watching the environment for danger
-curiosity; exploration of new environments
-range of activities; factors which influence the range age, species, breed
-interaction with other membranes of the herd/flock factors which influence this is species, breed and size of groups
-interaction with humans; aversion to humans; varies with animals previous experience
-play; younger animals are more playful reasons for play are to develop activities needed when older (young cats learn to hunt by stalking)
to develop and strength muscle for flight
to strengthen bonds with other membranes of the group

Question 2

list the behaviour indicators of poor welfare

Answer 2

behavioural indicators of poor welfare

• limited range of activity
• panting and or sweating
• huddling or shivering
• depression
• abnormal fear or aggression towards humans
• stereotypies and other behavioural abnormalities

Question 3

List the reasons which cause a limited range of activity

Answer 3

limited range of activity 
this can be due to 
-confined housing
-close tethering (tie animal down)
-lameness 
-lying time due to weakness, disease and obesity

Question 4

Give an example of panting and sweating and what it causes

Answer 4

panting/ sweating

due to heat stress, id the cause body temp.

Question 5

What causes huddling or shivering

Answer 5

Huddling or shivering

caused by cold or fear

Question 6

For depression what does it cause and list the clinical signs

Answer 6

Depression 
cause by fever, pain or starvation 
clinical signs include; 
-head down 
not eating 
-separate from group

Question 7

Explain abnormal fear or aggression towards humans

Answer 7

Abnormal fear or aggression towards humans
learnt from experience
animal learn quickly to mistrust if treated badly

Question 8

Define abnormal behaviour

Answer 8

abnormal behaviour; behavioural changes as a consequence of environmental or physiological change which effects fitness of the animal

Question 9

What do behavioural problems consist of?

Answer 9

behavioural problems; consists of;
morphological id movements
regularly repeated
no obvious function

Question 10

List the examples for common redirected behaviour self-directed and animal directed

Answer 10

common redirected behaviour 
-self- directed 
self mutation through biting in confined horses 
-animal-directed 
egg eating

Question 11

Define and give an example of rebound behaviour

Answer 11

rebound behaviour; performed bu confined animals in an excessive way when the opportunity arises
eg. galloping and bucking- in confederation cows/calves when freed