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Association between Attitude and Empathy with the Quality of Human-Livestock Interactions

Leon, Andres Felipe, Sanchez, Jorge Alberto, Romero, Marlyn H.·2020·Animals
DOI 10.3390/ani10081304PMC PMC7459475
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The human-animal interactions are a key component of human and animal welfare. The quality of this interaction can therefore be assessed by measuring the reaction response of the animals to the handler’s behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between attitude and empathy towards the animals with the quality of human-livestock interactions. Additionally, we aimed to investigate whether the quality of cattle handling deteriorates as the working day progresses. A total of 18 livestock handlers and 1514 Colombian commercial Zebu steers were evaluated. A questionnaire pack consisting of 50 questions regarding demographic information, attitude and empathy characteristics was applied, using a structured interview. Each handlers’ responses to positive and negative attitude and empathy questions were calculated to produce a composite score. Observations of human-animal interactions were made at three times during the day (5:00, 7:00 and 9:00), each observation lasting 30 min. The handlers had an average age of 39.4 ± 3.4 y (range = 18–66 y), with little schooling but a lot of experience in the trade (17.13 ± 14.21 y). During handling, hitting, prodding and hand raising predominated over other actions (p < 0.05), and in response, the cattle behaved by freezing and running. Significant differences were found in the interactions used by handlers depending on the time of day (p < 0.05). The empathy total score ranged from 20 to 100, and the attitude total score between 24 and 120. The average attitude and empathy scores for handlers were 85.05 ± 6.92 (mean ±SD; range, 73–97) and 74.61 ± 4.72 (mean ±SD; range, 65–83), respectively. It has been concluded that there is an association between handlers’ attitudes and empathy towards animals and the quality of human-animal interaction during pre-slaughter.

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Figure 1 Schematic representation of observed sections of the driving areas from the corridors to the reception area (light grey and white), and from the reception area to the weighing area (dark grey).
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Authors
Leon, A. F., Sanchez, J. A., & Romero, M. H.
Affiliations
  • Faculty of Agrarian and Animal Sciences, University of Caldas, Manizales 170004, Colombia
  • Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Agrarian and Animal Sciences, University of Caldas, Manizales 170004, Colombia
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Animals
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-07-30
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
1304
ISSN
2076-2615
DOI
10.3390/ani10081304
PMC
PMC7459475
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32
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Language
en
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creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)

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