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Groesel, M.; Zsoldos, R.R.; Kotschwar, A.; Gfoehler, M.; Peham, C. |
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A preliminary model study of the equine back including activity of longissimus dorsi muscle |
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horse; back movement; biomechanical model; longissimus dorsi; lateral bending |
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Reasons for performing study: Identifying the underlying problem of equine back pain and diseases of the spine are significant problems in veterinary orthopaedics. A study to validate a preliminary biomechanical model of the equine back based on CT images including longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle is therefore important. Objectives: Validation of the back model by comparing the shortening of LD muscles in the model with integrated EMG (IEMG) at stance during induced lateral flexion of the spine. Methods:Longissimus dorsi muscle activity at stance has been used for validation. EMG electrodes were placed laterally at the level of T12, T16 and L3. Reflective markers have been attached on top of the spinous processes T5, T12, T16, L1 and the sacral bone (OS1, OS2) for motion tracking analysis. A virtual model of the equine's back (T1–S5) was built with inclusion of a simplified LD muscle by 2 separate contours left and right of the spine, starting at tuber coxae laterally and attaching to the spinous process T5 medially. Shortening of LD during induced lateral flexion caused by the kinematic data (input) was compared to the 3 EMG signals (T12, T16 and L3) on the active side via correlation. Results: Pearson correlation coefficient between IEMG and shortening length of LD in the model was (mean ± s.d.) 0.95 ± 0.07 for the left side and 0.91 ± 0.07 for the right side of LD. Conclusions: Activity of the LD muscles is mainly responsible for stabilisation of the vertebral column with isometric muscle contraction against dynamic forces in walk and trot. This validation requires muscle shortening in the back, like induced lateral flexion at stance. The length of the shortening muscle model and the IEMG show a linear relationship. These findings will help to model the LD for forward simulations, e.g. from force to motion. |
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Neumann, C.; Duboscq, J.; Dubuc, C.; Ginting, A.; Irwan, A.M.; Agil, M.; Widdig, A.; Engelhardt, A. |
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Assessing dominance hierarchies: validation and advantages of progressive evaluation with Elo-rating |
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Acoustic communication in the domestic horse (Equus caballus) |
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Equine vocalization and acoustic sounds can communicate a horse’s emotional state, physiological state, and situation to other individuals, including other horses and humans. These vocalizations and acoustic sounds can be divided into several types. The whinny, nicker, squeal, blow, snore, snort, roar, and groan are typical types of horse vocalizations and acoustic sounds. The sound localization thresholds of horses are markedly poorer than those of other large mammals, such as humans and elephants. The audiogram of horse has shown their best sensitivity and hearing range in which it perceives sound. Laryngeal diseases, such as laryngeal hemiplegia, dorsal displacement of the soft palate, and alar fold paralysis, can cause laryngeal sounds in the upper airway. The analyses of horses’ vocalizations and laryngeal sounds that are reviewed in this article were conducted with computer-aided analysis programs using spectrograms and spectra that evaluate several parameters, including amplitude, fundamental frequency, duration, and formants. Laryngeal sound analysis could be a useful method for diagnosing upper airway diseases. This article presents a review of the literature describing scientific analyses of horse vocalizations and acoustic sounds to elucidate equine acoustic communications and aid in the development of horse-human bonds. |
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Sankey, C.; Henry, S.; Clouard, C.; Richard-Yris, M.-A.; Hausberger, M. |
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Asymmetry of behavioral responses to a human approach in young naive vs. trained horses |
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The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of training experience on young horses (Equus caballus)’ lateralized responses to an approaching human. The results show that the one year old untrained horses display asymmetrical responses to an approaching human, with more negative reactions (escapes, threats) when approached from the left side, while approaches towards the right shoulder elicited more positive behaviors. On the contrary, two years old trained horses reacted equally positively to approaches and contact on both sides. Our findings support those of previous studies investigating a link between emotionality and laterality and confirm the role of the left hemisphere in the processing of novel or negative stimuli. Moreover, the data underline the impact work and training can have on this laterality in horses. |
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Henry, S.; Zanella, A.J.; Sankey, C.; Richard-Yris, M.-A.; Marko, A.; Hausberger, M. |
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Adults may be used to alleviate weaning stress in domestic foals (Equus caballus) |
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The present study aims to investigate whether the presence of unrelated adult horses at weaning would reduce the social stress of weaning and the emergence of undesirable behaviours. We tested this hypothesis in 32 domestic foals by comparing short and medium term behavioural and physiological responses to weaning in foals maintained in homogeneous groups of peers (PW) to those of foals grouped with both peers and unrelated adults (AW). In total, three trials were conducted, which each trial consisting of one AW group and one PW group. In all foals, weaning was followed by increased vocalization, increased locomotion and increased salivary cortisol concentration. However, signs of stress were less pronounced and shorter in duration in weanlings housed with unrelated adults (e.g. whinnies: p < 0.05; salivary cortisol: p < 0.05). Only foals without adults exhibited increased aggressiveness towards peers (p < 0.05) and abnormal behaviours (p < 0.05) such as excessive wood-chewing and redirected sucking towards peers. In conclusion, introducing adults to minimize weaning stress in foals and later on aggressiveness and abnormal behaviours appears as the most promising approach to date. |
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Feldstudie zur Epidemiologie und Bekämpfung von Strongyliden in Pferdebeständen im Raum Baden- Württemberg |
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In der Zeit von April 2005 bis März 2006 wurden bei 105 Pferden monatlich
koprologische Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Die Pferde waren zu zwei Drittel
Jungtiere (≤ 4 Jahre) und ein Drittel > 4 Jahre. Die zur Verfügung stehenden vier
Betriebe befanden sich alle im Raum Baden-Württemberg.
Die Kotproben wurden mit Hilfe der Flotation auf Magen-Darmnematoden untersucht
und anschließend einer quantitativen Eizahlbestimmung nach Mc Master unterzogen.
Ab einem Eigehalt von 250 Eiern pro Gramm Kot (EpG) wurden die Pferde
entsprechend der Gruppenzugehörigkeit entweder mit Pyrantel oder Ivermectin
behandelt.
Es wurden bei 73 Pferden ausschließlich Strongylideneier nachgewiesen; bei vier
Pferden waren in der Flotation zusätzlich Eier von Parascaris equorum zu finden.
Bei 28 (26,7%) der untersuchten Pferde wurden in keiner der 12 untersuchten
Proben Eier von Magen-Darmnematoden nachgewiesen. Insgesamt mussten
57 (54,3%) der Pferde über den gesamten Untersuchungszeitraum hinweg nicht
behandelt werden. 48 (45,7%) Pferde mussten mindestens einmal anthelminthisch
behandelt werden. Kein Pferd musste häufiger als dreimal behandelt werden.
In den Monaten August bis November war der Anteil an positiven Proben der
Jungtiere signifikant höher als bei den Pferden > 4 Jahre. Innerhalb der
Jungtiergruppe nahm die Höhe der Strongyliden-Eiausscheidung mit zunehmendem
Alter signifikant ab.
Ebenso nahm die Anzahl der positiven Proben im Laufe des
Untersuchungszeitraums signifikant ab.
Die beiden zur Entwurmung eingesetzten Substanzen (Pyrantel und Ivermectin)
waren voll wirksam. In 98,8% der untersuchten Proben war ein Rückgang der
Ei-Ausscheidung noch vier Wochen nach der Behandlung auf 0 EpG nachweisbar,
d. h. es gab keinerlei Anzeichen für das Vorliegen von Resistenzen gegen die
eingesetzten Substanzen.
Die vorliegenden Untersuchungen sind ein weiterer Beweis dafür, dass mit Hilfe der
selektiven anthelminthischen Behandlung die Anzahl der Entwurmungen –
insbesondere auch bei Jungtieren – deutlich gesenkt werden kann.
Die Eiausscheidung und damit die Weidekontamination werden mit Hilfe dieses
Verfahrens deutlich reduziert.
[Between April 2005 and March 2006 monthly koprological examinations where
carried out on 105 horses.
Two third of the horses were young animals (≤ 4 years) and a third were > 4 years
old.
The four farms on hand were all located in the Baden- Württemberg area.
Faecal samples were examined for gastro-intestinal nematodes by means of flotation
and subsequently subjected to an egg-quantity counting according to Mc Master.
Starting from an egg content of 250 eggs per gram faeces (EpG), the horses were
treated with either Pyrantel or Ivermectin according to their group affiliation.
In 73 horses solely Strongyle eggs were detected; the flotation of four horses
additionaly showed eggs of Parascaris equorum.
In 28 (26,7%) of the examined horses none of the 12 examined samples showed
eggs of gastro-intestinal nematodes.
Overall 57 (54,3%) horses didn´t need any treatment during the total examination
cycle. 48 (45,7%) of the horses needed at least one anthelminthic treatment.
None of the horses needed to be treated more than three times.
From August to November the rate of positive samples within the group of young
animals was significantly higher than in the horses > 4 years.
Whithin the group of young animals the level of Strongyle egg excretions dropped
significantly with advancing age.
Likewise, the number of positive samples also dropped significantly in the course of
the examination cycle.
Both substances (Pyrantel and Ivermectin) applied for deworming were fully effective.
Even a further 4 weeks after treatment the examined sample showed a drop of egg
excretion to 0 EpG in 98,8% of the samples, in other words there were no signs of
prevailing resistance appearances towards the applied substance.
The present studies are further proof that the number of dewormings-especially in
young animals can be distinctly reduced by means of selective anthelminthic
treatments.
Egg excretion and therewith pasture land contamination can be clearly reduced by
means of this procedure.] |
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Sozialstruktur einer Herde Islandpferde bei Veränderung der Gruppenzusammenstellung |
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Die Domestikation des Pferdes begann wahrscheinlich etwa 5500 v. Chr. in
Südosteuropa. In Mitteleuropa traten circa 3000 v. Chr. die ersten Hauspferde auf.
Grundsätzlich wird davon ausgegangen, dass sich die Ansprüche des Pferdes
hinsichtlich der Lebensbedingungen, welche sich im Laufe der Evolution über
Millionen von Jahren entwickelt haben, in der Obhut des Menschen nicht wesentlich
geändert haben. Für Pferde typisch ist das Leben im Sozialverband, der Herde
(Zeitler-Feicht 2008). Diese wird auch in den Leitlinien der Sachverständigengruppe
tierschutzgerechte Pferdehaltung (10. November 1995) empfohlen, sofern es nicht
durch zu häufigen Wechsel im Bestand zu einem Übermaß an Stress und
agonistischen Aktionen kommt.
Ziel der Arbeit war es, anhand eines nach der Literatur erstellten Ethogramms des
Sozialverhaltens des Pferdes, herauszufinden, inwieweit Änderungen der
Gruppenstruktur die sozialen Beziehungen beeinflussten. Die Fragestellung bezog
sich auf eine Herde in Offenstallhaltung. Um die eventuellen Veränderungen der
sozialen Interaktionen zu untersuchen, wurde erst die vorhandene Gruppenstruktur
der Herde festgestellt. Danach wurde ein Individuum aus der Herde entfernt und ein
anderes dazugestellt. Anschließend wurde die Gesamtgruppe in zwei Untergruppen
geteilt und nach einem gewissen Zeitraum erneut zusammengeführt. Dabei wurden
jeweils die Interaktionen der Pferde anhand des Ethogramms beobachtet,
aufgezeichnet und protokolliert.
Untersuchungsgegenstand war eine Herde Islandpferde, die in einer
Ausgangsgruppe von 16 Tieren gehalten wurde.
Die Beschreibung einer sozialen Ordnung im Allgemeinen und einer Rangordnung im
Besonderen wird in vielen Studien ausschließlich auf der Basis der Beobachtung und
Bewertung offensiv aggressiver Verhaltenselemente durchgeführt. Aggressives
Verhalten muss hingegen im Gegensatz zu Verhaltensweisen, die die Anerkennung
des sozialen Status des anderen Pferdes bedeuten, wie Abwenden oder Meiden,
nicht notwendigerweise ein Anzeichen von Dominanz über ein anderes Tier
bedeuten (Van Hoof u. Wensing 1987, Schilder 1988). Ein weiterer Aspekt dieser
Arbeit sollte sein, eine Möglichkeit zu finden, die Sozialstruktur auch auf der
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A hippocampal theory of cerebral lateralization. |
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Tang, A.C.; Reeb, B.C.; Romeo, R.D.; McEwen, B.S. |
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Modification of Social Memory, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, and Brain Asymmetry by Neonatal Novelty Exposure |
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Although corticosterone (a stress hormone) is known to influence social behavior and memory processes, little has been explored concerning its modulatory role in social recognition. In rats, social recognition memory for conspecifics typically lasts <2 hr when evaluated using a habituation paradigm. Using neonatal novelty exposure, a brief and transient early life stimulation method known to produce long-lasting changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, we found that social recognition memory was prolonged to at least 24 hr during adulthood. This prolonged social memory was paralleled by a reduction in the basal blood concentration of corticosterone. The same neonatal stimulation also resulted in a functional asymmetry expressed as a greater right-turn preference in a novel environment. Rats that preferred to turn right showed better social recognition memory. These inter-related changes in basal blood corticosterone concentration, turning asymmetry, and social recognition memory suggest that stress hormones and brain asymmetry are likely candidates for modulating social memory. Furthermore, given that neonatal stimulation has been shown to improve learning and memory performance primarily under aversive learning situations, the neonatal novelty exposure-induced enhancement in social recognition broadens the impact of early life stimulation to include the social domain. |
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Untersuchungen verschiedener Formen der Heuvorlage bei Pferden unter ethologischem Aspekt |
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no |
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Call Number |
Equine Behaviour @ team @ |
Serial |
5764 |
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