Comprehensive analysis of affiliative and agonistic social networks in lactating dairy cattle groups

•Observation for 2–3 days is suitable for capturing social behaviour in dairy cows.•Displacement and grooming networks show different patterns.•A balance index was developed that combines affiliative and agonistic behaviours.•Affiliative and agonistic behaviour of cows was stable over 6 months. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2019-01, Vol.210, p.60-67
Hauptverfasser:	Foris, Borbala, Zebunke, Manuela, Langbein, Jan, Melzer, Nina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Affiliative Agonistic Animal lactation Bovidae Cattle Dairy cattle Dairy cow Dominance Grooming Housing Network analysis Social behaviour Social environment Social interactions Social network Social networks Social organization Subgroups Welfare
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