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Students of 1st and 2nd class of basic school - awareness of dog ethology.
PETŘÍKOVÁ, Šárka
ABSTRACT Nowadays, more and more often we hear about children who are attacked by dogs. The media constantly inform us about fighting breeds and their attacks on humans. Number of dogs in the household significantly increases and posibility of injury of the child by our four-legged partner is increasing too. This situation requires a solution. Media accused of assaulting an animal, unfortunately very often the culprit is not even a dog or child. Thesis on ?The awareness of pupils of first and second class ofthe first level of basic schools on the ethology of dogs ? is based on the author's practical experience with objective reality. The author herself, which is devoted to dogs more than 15 years, also tried to capture the degree of knowledge of school age children on the natural behavior of our four-legged domestic ?pets?. Through her own research, conducted by standardized questionnaires at selected basic schools in the South Bohemia region (in total 284 respondents) reveals the primary mistakes committed by these children in contact with their own or strange dog. The theoretical part is devoted to common cohabitation of children (or people) and dogs. Various chapters are focused on the historical evolution of domestic dog, the coexistence of humans and dogs, and communication sinals, which they use to interact among themselvest, but also on the impact of a dog on the psyche of the child. The research revealed significant gaps in knowledge regarding children's innate behavior of the dog. For this reason children can not adequately respond to a signal that is sent by a dog, so there can arise a hazardous situation between them. At the end of thesis the author proposes a practical solution that could serve as a basic for a new educational program aimed at preventiv injuries caused by dogs attack the children.
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The Utilization Of Goats And Sheep In Care For Landscape And Their Submission In Ogranic Farming
JIRMANNOVÁ, Kristýna
The analysis of management of sheep and goat breeding on the organic farm is the main aim of my thesis. The herd was examine at the Slunečná organic farm in the Šumava Mountains. The animals were monitored during grasing season by force of metod ethology monitoring. Sheep and goats were monitored and it was done four times for always 24 hours during a grazing period. The method of the direct monitoring was used and the base categories of the behaviour (food intaking, lying, standing and moving) were written down by an interval method - the interval took 10 minutes. The comfortable, mother's, social and sexual behaviour were writen down as well. Gained data from single sighting was expressed absolute and percentage share form total tables and graphs. The results were interpreted on the basis of the study of special literature and legislation about organic farming and animal ethology. The way of sheep and goats farming was according to an inborn biorhythm and gave the animal free and natural ways of behaviour. The physiological and ethological needs of animals are satisfactory. Sheep and goats have the possibility to graze freely on pastures and they effect positively on the landscape management. They keep grasslands without woody plants and weeds.
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Ethological manifestations sheep along pastoral season
KOUTNÁ, Zdeňka
The aim of the thesis is to write down and evaluate the base categories of the sheep grazing behaviour during one grazing period as regards the various climatic conditions. The method of the direct observation was used when the length of interval was 10 minutes. It was done five times for always 24 hours during a grazing period. The longest time of the grazing (43,8 % of the day) was found out in July. High temperatures shortened the time of the grazing to 26,8 % of the day. If the growth is of poor quality the time of the movement is lengthened out to 10 % of the day. The longest time of the lying category was found out in August (54,4 % of the day).
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Ethological manifestation at the beef cows bred in the system without market milk production
VESELÁ, Jana
The aim of the work was evaluate on the dynamic of live performance at the beef cows in the system of breeding cows withour market milk production in the subnountain areas. The chosem method was a direct group observation within ten-minute intervals. The longest duration of pasture was in autumn 59.6 % of the day and the shortest in winter 30.8 % of the day. The activity of lying depended on standing and decreased from spring period 15.3 % of the day on 5.7 % of the day in winter period. The observation flows to the fact, that breeding of the livestock from welfare and adaptability herd of view is suitable in sub-mountain areas.
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Ethological manifestation of bulls during fattening
ŽÁČEK, Pavel
The object of graduation theses was catch up the basic category of bull´s behaviour (food taking, resting, standing, movement). The bulls are stabled in free full grating system and they are here from start until the end of fattening with regard to racial differences among them. Average time of taking feed during whole fattening was 4.68 hours (19.4 %). Average time of caregory´s movement durinng whole fattening was 1.30 hours (5.4 %). Average time of resting was 13.41 hours (56.0 %). Average time of standing was 4.62 hours (19.2 %).
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Social behaviour of Chapman´s zebra ( Equus quagga chapmani )
TULACHOVÁ, Marie
Abstract Chapman{\crq}s zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) is a subspecies of Plains Zebra. It can be distinguished from other groups by the ochre or off-white base colour, distinct shadow stripes and legs that are striped almost down to the hooves. Its populations may be found throughout the southern Africa in almost all biotopes. This subspecies of zebra usually forms small family groups {--} harems, consisting of a single stallion, from one up to six mares, and their recent offspring. This family group is accompanied by bachelor groups formed by bachelor males and older offspring. Harems are highly stable; changes in their composition are rather rare. Zebras were monitored for two days using the method of interval recording, once in a period of time from a week to a month. The monitoring took place in ZOO Liberec. From the observation is evident that most of the time is spent on food intake. The evaluation of contact counts (minus contacts identified as aggression) implied the existence of individual preference. Taking into account some factors such as the mares` age, consanguinity, oestrus and the weather we demonstrate that neither of these factors has influence on the preference of individual mares by the stallion. This question should be addressed further by monitoring other groups of Plains Zebra, either wild animals or animals in human care. It might be useful to consider other factors possibly having influence on the individual preference of the stallion.
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Rearing heifers from the perspective of animal welfare
VOBINUŠKOVÁ, Zlata
The aim of this work was to assess and compare the conditions for rearing of heifers kept in two different houses to ensure the welfare of animals. Comparing is carried out in farms with breeding heifers Bohemian Spotted Cattle. By monitoring a group of heifers were included (hybrids Bohemian Spotted Cattle) of the nominated teams. Both groups counted 42 head of heifers. Monitoring took place in the open rearing stable Kámen and by stanchion rearing stable in Křeč. For behavioral monitoring was chosen method of direct observation of a group with an interval of length 10 minutes. Monitoring activities were: feed intake, standing, lying and moving. In addition to these basic activities were recorded and comfortable behavior agonist behavior and vocalization. In addition to the two houses were evaluated ethological monitoring and other parameters, such as reproductive performance, herd management, the very construction, technology, housing, bioclimatic in buildings, in a stable operating mode, etc.
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An analysis of the basic behaviour in herd of sheep
JINDROVÁ, Miloslava
The subject of my bachelor thesis is the analysis of the basic manifestation of behaviour in flock of sheep. The herd which was the focus of the ethological study belongs to farmer Ing. Jana Vejčíka from Dlouhé Stropnici in the region of Novohardské mountains. The herd comprise of 96 sheep, 8 of which were šumavka kind and 88 of valaška. The observation took place over the course of 3 seasons.
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The analysis of the beef breed charolais with the regard to the animal welfare
VRCHOTOVÁ, Klára
The aim of this work was evaluate the productive indexes and appreciate the behaviour of beef cattle dams reared in the system of breeding cows without market milk production. The analysis of the beef herd was performed in the agricultural company farming in above sea level altitude 650 meters. Through the years 2001 - 2006 was evaluated reproduction indexes by dams of basic herd and calves growth ability. Ethological monitoring was important for appreciation welfare conditions of breeding. Monitoring went ahead in single yearly periods in luminous parts of the day. Tracked group formed 31 pieces of dams, calves and sire.
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Can the Economics Explore the Animal Behavior?
Pokorný, Michal ; Lipka, David (advisor) ; Minárik, Pavol (referee)
The purpose of this work is to answer the basic question, if the economics can explore the animal behaviour. At first the determination of the subject of economics is needed. It means to point out, what should economics deal with. I will come to the point of the problem of purposeful action, the problem of rationality and exchange. Consequently I will explore, if it is possible to apply this theory to animal behaviour and if such an application has a sense. I will advert to the problems, what are made by the economists in their opinions of the animal behaviour and on argumentation why the animal behaviour is not a subject of economics.
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