Diel, F.; Zeiler, E.; Rauch, E.; Palme, R.; Sauter-Louis, C. (2022)
Animals 12, 1344 (11), S. 1-16.
DOI: 10.3390/ani12111344
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the influencing factors of successfully rescuing year-round housed cattle in case of a barn fire. Empirical research indicates the reluctance of cattle to leave their familiar barn. Subsequent retreat back to the perceived safety inside, which stands in contrast to the unknown and thus adversary elements outside, for example, the fire brigade, is to be expected. We examined the evacuation of 69 dairy cattle, split into three groups, to an adjacent pasture by night and inspected the animals’ acceptance of two differently designed escape routes and the effect of preceding training. Along with the time needed for evacuating all animals, we measured faecal cortisol metabolites and daily milk yield to assess stress in the animals. Our preliminary assumption was that cattle trained for pasture would have a decisive advantage over untrained cattle. However, adapting the exits to the sensory physiology of the cattle resulted in an extensive impact on the animals’ readiness to leave the familiar housing, as the evacuation of the cattle non-habituated to the exit was comparatively quick and successful. We consider this study instructional for fire brigades and farmers, encouraging them to develop a customised concept for rescuing their cattle in case of an emergency. Keywords: livestock evacuation; fire preparedness; stockmanship; husbandry; sensory physiology; emergency management
Diel, F.; Zeiler, E.; Weindl, P.; Hirschmüller, S.; Hammerl, G.; Giertlová, Z.; Walser, G.; Rauch, E. (2022)
Diel, F.; Zeiler, E.; Weindl, P.; Hirschmüller, S.; Hammerl, G.; Giertlová, Z....
Bauernzeitung - Die ostdeutsche Landwirtschaft im Blick. 2022 (9), S. 46-47.
In dem Projekt Regrobra wird untersucht, wie man einem Brand bestmöglich vorbeugen kann, welches Verhalten die Tiere im Brandfall zeigen und wie sie schnellstmöglich evakuiert werden können.
Hümmer, C.; Versen, F.; Zeiler, E. (2021)
Jahresbericht 2021 der LKV Niedersachsen, S. 12-16.
Versen, F.; Hümmer, C.; Bohlsen, E.; Coenen, D.; Kammer, M.; Jungwirth, J.; Drössler, K.; Zeiler, E. (2021)
Versen, F.; Hümmer, C.; Bohlsen, E.; Coenen, D.; Kammer, M.; Jungwirth, J....
KTBL-Schrift 523, S. 206-214.
Paula, H.; Zeiler, E.; Sauter-Louis, C.; Erhard, M.; Göttl, M.; Kammer, M.; Scholz, S.; Versen, F.; Hümmer, C.; Rauch, E. (2021)
Paula, H.; Zeiler, E.; Sauter-Louis, C.; Erhard, M.; Göttl, M.; Kammer, M.; Scholz, S....
Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 2021 (134), S. 1-14.
DOI: 10.2376/1439-0299-2020-41
Hümmer, C.; Versen, F.; Zeiler, E. (2021)
MilchPraxis 55 (1), S. 12-14.
Zenz-Spitzweg, D.; Zeiler, E.; Erhard, M.; Lermer, E.; Rauch, E. (2020)
Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift.
DOI: 10.2376/1439-0299-2020-16
Enthammer, C.; Weig, S.; Zeiler, E.; Mück, U. (2020)
Praxisblatt ba5, 1. Auflage, 07/2020, S. 1-20.
Zeiler, E.; Moog, U. (2018)
Beitrag im Tagungsband der 10. Fachtagung für Schafhaltung der Höheren Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpenstein, 2018, 1-2.
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