<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Perception of the environment by farm animals is fundamental for expression of behaviour and of their adaptation to different environmental conditions. From a breeding-environmental perspective, perception becomes increasingly important when a production system negatively impacts on animals such that their normal expression of behaviour is compromised. Therefore, research on the perceptual abilities of farm animals is of crucial importance to understand the animalenvironment relationship. This review is focused on research related to sensory perception of farm animals. It should be stressed that the world of animal senses is very difficult to explore, we have limited knowledge of the complexity of the animal’s ability to perceive and process environmental stimuli.</p></abstract>

Perception of the environment by farm animals is fundamental for expression of behaviour and of their adaptation to different environmental conditions. From a breeding-environmental perspective, perception becomes increasingly important when a production system negatively impacts on animals such that their normal expression of behaviour is compromised. Therefore, research on the perceptual abilities of farm animals is of crucial importance to understand the animalenvironment relationship. This review is focused on research related to sensory perception of farm animals. It should be stressed that the world of animal senses is very difficult to explore, we have limited knowledge of the complexity of the animal’s ability to perceive and process environmental stimuli.

Perception of environment in farm animals – A review

Institute of Animal Sciences, Department of Cattle Breeding, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 24-28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Department of Animal Behaviour, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Postępu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland

Institute of Animal Sciences, Department of Swine and Small Animal Breeding, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 24-28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Department of Animal Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Rędzina 1B, 30-274 Kraków, Poland

Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland

Annals of Animal Science

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Perception of environment in farm animals – A review

Article Category: Review

Data publikacji: 29 lip 2015

Zakres stron: 565 - 589

Otrzymano: 26 lis 2014

Przyjęty: 14 kwi 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0031

© by Krzysztof Adamczyk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.