Morton, Christine

Hinch, Geoffrey

Ferguson, Drewe

Small, Alison

2014

Acoustic analysis of distress vocalisations have been widely used as a measure of neurobehavioral and vigour status in human and more recently rodent neonates. Pathological states resulting from central nervous system damage such as birth asphyxia have been associated with delayed cry latency, fundamental frequency instability and vocal dysphonation. Previously mammalian bioacoustic research has been used to evaluate caller identity, maternal-young recognition and animal effective state. This study presents data on acoustic features of neonate lamb bleats which could indicate compromised cognitive functioning and early behavioural deficits of neonate lambs in the first 12 hours post birth.

Moving on: Proceedings of the 48th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE 2014), p. 139-139

9789086862450

9789086867974

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18900

en

Wageningen Academic Publishers

Vocalisation latency of neonate lambs as an indicator of vigour

Conference Publication

Publication