Cattle’s Social Rank Throughout the Transition from Rangeland to Fattening Affects Beef Quality
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Animals and the Study Site
2.2. The Beef Quality Analysis
2.3. The Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Principal Component Analysis
3.2. The Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)
3.3. The Analysis of the Impact of Social Rank on Beef Quality Variables (MANOVA)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
WHC | Water holding capacity |
DI | Dominance Index |
DM | Dominant |
DS | Dominant to subordinate |
SD | Subordinate to dominant |
PCA | Principal component analysis |
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(A) | (B) | |||||||
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Behavior | Description | Animal ID | Hierarchy 72 h | Ranking 6 Weeks | Hierarchy in Slaughterhouse | |||
DI | Range | DI | Range | DI | Range | |||
Head | When an animal is charging, hitting, or pushing another with its forehead, horns, or the base of its horns with a forceful movement and the recipient does not leave its current position. | 1 | 0.83 | D | 0.77 | D | 1 | D |
2 | 0.51 | S | 0.68 | D | 0.5 | S | ||
3 | 0.68 | D | 0.66 | D | 0.33 | S | ||
4 | 1 | D | 0.63 | D | 0.33 | S | ||
5 | 0.44 | S | 0.25 | S | 0.36 | S | ||
Displace | After a headbutt, the recipient relinquishes its position by walking the distance of half an animal’s width or the distance of an animal’s width to one side. | 6 | 0 | S | 0.45 | S | 0 | S |
7 | 0.11 | S | 0.08 | S | 1 | D | ||
8 | 0.35 | S | 0.49 | S | 0.8 | D | ||
9 | 0.5 | S | 0.23 | S | 0.63 | D | ||
10 | 0.55 | S | 0.29 | S | 1 | D | ||
Fight | Two animals vigorously push their heads, foreheads, horn bases, and/or horns against each other. | 11 | 0.86 | D | 0.86 | D | 0.71 | D |
12 | 0.14 | S | 0.52 | S | 0 | S | ||
13 | 0.77 | D | 0.88 | D | 0.5 | S | ||
14 | 0.63 | D | 0.45 | S | 0.5 | S | ||
15 | 0.14 | S | 0.06 | S | 0.07 | S | ||
Continue | An animal makes another flee by following it quickly or running after it; this may be accompanied by sudden head movements. | 16 | 0.3 | S | 0.76 | D | 0 | S |
17 | 0.65 | D | 0.69 | D | 0.5 | S | ||
18 | 0.86 | D | 0.69 | D | 0.43 | S | ||
19 | 0.49 | S | 0.63 | D | 0.2 | S | ||
20 | 0.04 | S | 0.27 | S | 0.76 | D |
ID | RBA | pH 45 min | pH 24 h | pH 0 d | SF 0 d | Final SF | WHC 0 d | Final WCH | Drip 0 d | L* 0 d | a* 0 d | b* 0 d | HUE 0 d | C* 0 d | Final L* | Final a* | Final b* | Final HUE | Final C* | ∆E |
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1 | 10.4 | 6.57 | 5.53 | 5.44 | 3.15 | 1.56 | 62.7 | 72.7 | 1.16 | 46.8 | 16.4 | 6.89 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 47.7 | 15.8 | 6.88 | 23.5 | 17.3 | 0.97 |
2 | 10 | 6.45 | 5.2 | 5.34 | 3.97 | 2.75 | 59.6 | 71.4 | 1.38 | 43.5 | 21 | 12.8 | 31.5 | 24.6 | 38.3 | 16.5 | 5.74 | 19.2 | 17.5 | 9.88 |
3 | 9.6 | 6.75 | 5.58 | 5.21 | 3.06 | 2.71 | 62.4 | 69.3 | 1.23 | 45.8 | 19.5 | 11.9 | 31.5 | 22.9 | 39.6 | 14.9 | 6.2 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 9.63 |
4 | 9.1 | 6.42 | 6.19 | 5.46 | 3.26 | 1.85 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 1.11 | 41.1 | 17.4 | 8.14 | 25.1 | 19.2 | 42.9 | 16.1 | 4.78 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 4.01 |
5 | 9.75 | 6.76 | 5.64 | 5.21 | 3.04 | 3.15 | 60 | 75.2 | 1.38 | 44.9 | 18.2 | 12.5 | 34.6 | 22.1 | 40.8 | 14.9 | 5.24 | 19.4 | 15.7 | 9.02 |
6 | 7.25 | 6.62 | 5.29 | 5.5 | 2.44 | 2.18 | 60.1 | 73.6 | 1.31 | 41.6 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 28.7 | 24.9 | 44.9 | 19.1 | 7.34 | 21 | 20.5 | 6.26 |
7 | 9.1 | 6.36 | 4.83 | 5.3 | 3.22 | 2.35 | 64.3 | 66.7 | 1.78 | 45.5 | 21.4 | 13.9 | 32.9 | 25.5 | 44.3 | 16.3 | 6.57 | 22 | 17.5 | 9.01 |
8 | 10.9 | 6.41 | 5.56 | 5.51 | 2.93 | 1.99 | 58.4 | 69.8 | 1.55 | 45.8 | 19 | 11.3 | 30.8 | 22.1 | 44.9 | 17.1 | 5.56 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 6.14 |
9 | 7.4 | 6.33 | 5.42 | 5.28 | 3.09 | 3.47 | 60 | 69.5 | 1.47 | 44.7 | 19 | 12 | 32.2 | 22.5 | 44.7 | 15.4 | 6.27 | 22.2 | 16.6 | 6.77 |
10 | 8.55 | 6.53 | 5.93 | 5.3 | 4.37 | 4.03 | 63 | 65.8 | 1.68 | 43.5 | 20.3 | 12.4 | 31.5 | 23.8 | 44.7 | 17.5 | 7.09 | 22 | 18.9 | 6.15 |
11 | 10.7 | 6.25 | 5.2 | 5.41 | 2.84 | 2.39 | 54.8 | 70.2 | 1.51 | 43 | 15.7 | 9.96 | 32.4 | 18.6 | 45.9 | 14.3 | 7.51 | 27.8 | 16.1 | 4.01 |
12 | 9.1 | 6.18 | 5.59 | 5.39 | 5.71 | 3.92 | 58.5 | 67.5 | 1.45 | 48.3 | 17.5 | 9.39 | 28.2 | 19.9 | 43.5 | 17.3 | 8.07 | 25 | 19.1 | 5.01 |
13 | 8.3 | 6.69 | 5.73 | 5.33 | 3.51 | 2.99 | 64.3 | 72.2 | 1.09 | 42.1 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 29.5 | 21.7 | 43 | 16.6 | 6.65 | 21.9 | 17.8 | 4.72 |
14 | 10.9 | 6.44 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 3.07 | 2.35 | 62.8 | 68.3 | 1.43 | 42.7 | 19.5 | 10.3 | 27.8 | 22 | 43.4 | 16.1 | 8.06 | 26.6 | 18 | 4.07 |
15 | 11.2 | 6.02 | 5.6 | 5.28 | 2.19 | 1.8 | 61.7 | 67.2 | 1.23 | 44.6 | 22.7 | 13.4 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 46 | 17.8 | 8.87 | 26.5 | 19.9 | 6.87 |
16 | 7.95 | 6.18 | 4.93 | 5.36 | 2.7 | 2.18 | 61.6 | 72.9 | 1.09 | 43.6 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 31 | 20 | 45.1 | 15.9 | 6.84 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 3.99 |
17 | 9.55 | 6.41 | 5.46 | 5.49 | 2.71 | 2.23 | 59.1 | 71.3 | 1.79 | 44.3 | 20.7 | 12.3 | 30.8 | 24.1 | 44.6 | 17.9 | 6.89 | 21.1 | 19.2 | 6.1 |
18 | 9.45 | 6.65 | 5.28 | 5.46 | 2.73 | 2.22 | 63.6 | 66.8 | 1.27 | 42.4 | 16 | 9.02 | 29.4 | 18.4 | 42.3 | 17.9 | 7.03 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 2.73 |
19 | 10.8 | 6.41 | 5.42 | 5.37 | 3.88 | 2.73 | 67 | 70.6 | 1.76 | 43.3 | 15.8 | 9.98 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 39.5 | 15.6 | 4.84 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 6.4 |
20 | 11.1 | 6.46 | 4.96 | 5.36 | 4.33 | 3.14 | 63.1 | 65 | 1.29 | 45.5 | 22.6 | 13.6 | 31 | 26.4 | 45.8 | 16.7 | 7.52 | 24.3 | 18.3 | 8.47 |
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Soberanes-Oblea, P.; García-Galicia, I.A.; Huerta-Jiménez, M.; Gámez-Piñón, J.R.; Titulaer, M.; Alarcon-Rojo, A.D.; Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E. Cattle’s Social Rank Throughout the Transition from Rangeland to Fattening Affects Beef Quality. Animals 2025, 15, 1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121690
Soberanes-Oblea P, García-Galicia IA, Huerta-Jiménez M, Gámez-Piñón JR, Titulaer M, Alarcon-Rojo AD, Vargas-Bello-Pérez E. Cattle’s Social Rank Throughout the Transition from Rangeland to Fattening Affects Beef Quality. Animals. 2025; 15(12):1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121690
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoberanes-Oblea, Paola, Iván Adrián García-Galicia, Mariana Huerta-Jiménez, Jesús Ricardo Gámez-Piñón, Mieke Titulaer, Alma Delia Alarcon-Rojo, and Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez. 2025. "Cattle’s Social Rank Throughout the Transition from Rangeland to Fattening Affects Beef Quality" Animals 15, no. 12: 1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121690
APA StyleSoberanes-Oblea, P., García-Galicia, I. A., Huerta-Jiménez, M., Gámez-Piñón, J. R., Titulaer, M., Alarcon-Rojo, A. D., & Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E. (2025). Cattle’s Social Rank Throughout the Transition from Rangeland to Fattening Affects Beef Quality. Animals, 15(12), 1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121690