| dc.contributor.author | Underdahl, Sarah Rose | |
| dc.description.abstract | The biological process of estrus in cattle is known to initiate behavioral responses as a result of fluctuations in hormones, which may alter time budgeted for feeding. The current study aimed to quantify these variations that may exist in feed intake and behaviors in the days pre and post estrus. For this study, 517 estrous cycles in crossbred beef heifers of divergent sizes were used to analyze the impact of estrus behavior on feeding behavior with or without the presence of a bull. There were few differences in estrus behavior among heifers of divergent sizes, however the presence of a bull influenced all estrus activity parameters. Our findings indicate that feed intake and behaviors were sharply decreased on the day of estrus, but returned to baseline levels the following day. Thus, decreases in feed intake and behavior may serve as an additional tool indicating the onset of estrus. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | The Effects of Estrus on Dry Matter Intake and Feeding Behavior in Beef Heifers of Divergent Sizes | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-23T20:25:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-23T20:25:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32042 | |
| dc.subject | beef heifers | en_US |
| dc.subject | bulls | en_US |
| dc.subject | dry matter intake | en_US |
| dc.subject | estrus | en_US |
| dc.subject | feeding behavior | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Animal Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Animal Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Dahlen, Carl | |
