▁and ▁how ▁mother ▁respond s ▁to ▁off spring . ▁This ▁mat ernal ▁behavior ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁in ▁cattle ▁during ▁la ct ation ▁as ▁a ▁pre y ▁species , ▁this ▁triggers ▁the ▁mat ernal ▁instinct ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁young ▁from ▁any ▁threat ▁and ▁may ▁use ▁violent ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors ▁as ▁a ▁defense ▁mechanism . ▁During ▁la ct ation ▁in ▁pre y ▁species , ▁including ▁cattle , ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁fear ▁respons iveness ▁of ▁the ▁dam ▁to ▁novel ▁and ▁potentially ▁dangerous ▁situations ▁facil it ates ▁the ▁expression ▁of ▁def ensive ▁ag gression ▁in ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁young . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁proven ▁however ▁that ▁ag gression ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁off spring , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁directed ▁to ▁the ▁off spring , ▁in ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁directly ▁related ▁to ▁fear . ▁ ▁Fe ed ▁ag gression ▁This ▁is ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁cattle ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁stock ing ▁dens ities ▁which ▁could ▁potentially ▁decrease ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁space ▁each ▁cow ▁has , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁limit ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁feed . ▁It ▁is ▁proven ▁that ▁supp lying ▁feed ▁and ▁water ▁to ▁cattle ▁that ▁are ▁hous ed ▁together ▁may ▁be ▁heavily ▁associated ▁with ▁feed ▁ag gression ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁actions ▁towards ▁others ▁c ows ▁ ▁and ▁within ▁loose - h oused ▁cattle , ▁feed ing ▁places ▁are ▁noted ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁highest ▁amount ▁of ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors . ▁ ▁Com fort ▁induced ▁ag gression ▁These ▁are ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors ▁associated