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Author | Viksten, S.; Blokhuis, H.; Visser, K.; Nyman, S | ||||
Title | Equine welfare assessment and feedback to owners | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2015 | Publication | Proceedings of the 3. International Equine Science Meeting | Abbreviated Journal | Proc. 3. Int. Equine. Sci. Mtg |
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Abstract | To assess horse welfare and develop a system for feedback to horse owners is the aim of the present study. A protocol developed in line with the Welfare Quality® project was used to assess 26 stables and 497 horses. Questionnaires were used to investigate what kind of feedback horse owners wanted and where they currently got their questions about horse welfare answered. The questionnaire was sent to participating stables and made available to the public via websites and social media. Questionnaires revealed that 38% retrieved information from popular science articles, 77% from discussions with peers while 8% generally perceived their peers to lack knowledge on horse welfare. Factors affecting decision making were horse health (85%) and economy (38%). 85% wanted exhaustive information and advice on improvements, 69% preferred to get feedback as a digital document and 92% were interested in benchmarking. Answers from participating stables lead to the development of a feedback consisting of results, scientific background of used measures, copies of assessment protocols for each horse, supportive telephone calls regarding decision making and benchmarking from all participating stables. Questionnaires to the public had 688 respondents of which 54% were amateur riders/drivers. Main questions respondents had regarding horse welfare were within feeding regimes (62%), housing (57%) and field size (54%). Main motivational factors in decision making was horse health (83%) and behavioural problems (71%). 81% got information about horse welfare and support for changes from discussions with peers and 63% based decisions on their own personal opinion. 91% were interested in benchmarking scores to compare themselves with other stables. The results highlight the need for independent assessment and feedback with a scientific base to horse owners. This will enable horse owners to make informed decisions with a scientific background that will result in increased horse welfare. Lay persons message A developed protocol was used to assess horse welfare and horse owners were questioned regarding how they wanted the results presented. This resulted in the development of a feedback system that will aid horse owners to make informed decisions about horse welfare. |
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Publisher | Xenophon Publishing | Place of Publication | Wald | Editor | ; Krueger, K. |
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ISSN | 978-3-95625-000-2 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5901 | ||
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Author | Hunter, L.; Houpt, K..A. | ||||
Title | Bedding material preferences of ponies. | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1989 | Publication | Journal of American Society of Animal Science | Abbreviated Journal | J Anim Sci |
Volume | 67 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 1986-1991 |
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Abstract | The bedding preferences of ponies were determined using video recordings of nighttime (1900 to 0700) behavior of individually housed ponies. The ponies' behavior each minute was recorded to determine time budgets. In Exp. I, preference for bedding was determined using three mares, three stallions and two geldings given access to bedded and unbedded areas in a box stall. The ponies spent more time (66%) on the bedded area and were never observed lying on the unbedded areas. In Exp. II, three mares and six stallions were given access to a box stall, one side of which was bedded with wood shavings and the other with straw. Although some individual animals preferred one bedding over the other, neither form of bedding was preferred consistently. Time budgets in Exp. II were similar on both bedding materials. The ponies spent 12% of their nighttime lying, 2% walking, 35% eating and 50% standing inactively. Some ponies had a relatively strong preference for bedding, but the type of bedding preferred varied with the individual animal. Some individual ponies had no clear preference, but instead had a side or position preference | ||||
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Notes | from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List | Approved | yes | ||
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Author | Kaseda Y, | ||||
Title | Some factors affecting on the population dynamics of two herds in Misaki feral horses | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1991 | Publication | Animal Science and Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Anim Sci Tech |
Volume | 62 | Issue | Pages | 1171-1178 | |
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Notes | from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List | Approved | yes | ||
Call Number | Serial | 1238 | |||
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Author | Penzhorn,B.L.; Novellie, P.A. | ||||
Title | Some behavioural traits of Cape mountain zebras and their implications for the management of asmall conservation area | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1991 | Publication | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | Abbreviated Journal | Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. |
Volume | 29 | Issue | 1-4 | Pages | 293-299 |
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Abstract | The social organisation of mountain zebras (Equus zebra zebra) consists of breeding herds (1 male, 2.4 females (range 1–5) and their offspring) which remain stable over many years, and bachelor groups. Foals leave their maternal herds of their own accord. In a free-ranging population the behaviour of the foals in leaving the herd is probably an adequate mechanism to prevent inbreeding, but inbreeding may occur in confined populations. Individual recognition by means of stripe pattern allows a check to be kept. Seasonal movement of mountain zebras is associated with a relative change in diet quality (as indicated by crude protein contents of preferred food plants and of faeces) between summer and winter habitats. Any conservation area should be large and varied enough to include both summer and winter habitats. Mountain zebras favour taller grass than most antelope species, harvesting their food at 50–150 mm from the ground. The existence of large populations of antelope could, therefore, be detrimental to zebras. |
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Notes | from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Serial | 1465 | |||
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Author | Ryder, O.A.; Massena, R. | ||||
Title | A case of male infanticide in Equus przewalskii | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1988 | Publication | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | Abbreviated Journal | Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. |
Volume | 21 | Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 187-190 |
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Abstract | Following the introduction of a new stallion to a band of E. przewalskii mares two births, both of male foals, resulted in foal death due to injuries sustained in the first day of life. Neither foal was sired by the new herd stallion. The second foal death was the results of an observed attack on the newborn male and is described here. Subsequently births in the same enclosure and, in one instance, to the same mare whose previous foal was killed, were of foals sired by the new stallion and were uneventful, with 3 male foals surviving to date. | ||||
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Notes | from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List | Approved | yes | ||
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Author | Thackeray, J.F. | ||||
Title | Zebras from wonderwerk cave, northern Cape province, South Africa: attempts to distinguish Equus burchelli and E. quagga | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1988 | Publication | South African journal of science | Abbreviated Journal | Suid- Afrikaanse Tydsskrif vir Wetenskap |
Volume | 84 | Issue | Pages | 99-101 | |
Keywords | Cape Province; Teeth; Statistical analysis; Equidae; Hippomorpha; South Africa; Southern Africa; Perissodactyla; Mammalia; Vertebrata | ||||
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ISSN | 0038-2353 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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Notes | from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List | Approved | yes | ||
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Author | Newberry, R.C.; Swanson, J.C. | ||||
Title | Implications of breaking mother-young social bonds | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | Abbreviated Journal | Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. |
Volume | 110 | Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 3-23 |
Keywords | Animal welfare; Emotion; Separation; Social attachment; Weaning | ||||
Abstract | Whereas mammalian mothers and young may retain long-term social affiliations in nature, the management of animals in captivity typically dictates that offspring are abruptly and permanently separated from their mothers at a relatively early age, often prior to the time of natural weaning. For animal breeders, this strategy can enhance the yield of offspring from a breeding population. Morbidity and mortality can also precipitate severance of mother-young bonds. Although it is recognized that early weaning provides nutritional challenges for the young, relatively little attention has been paid to the psychological consequences and long-term impacts of breaking the mother-young bond in non-human mammals. Furthermore, whereas great strides are being made in our understanding of the neurobiological and genetic underpinnings of social bonding, the mechanisms underlying the process of detachment following establishment of a mother-young bond remain relatively unexplored, although parallels can be drawn with processes involved in withdrawal from addictive substances. In this review, we outline mechanisms involved in social bonding. We consider the diversity in extent and duration of mother-young attachment across mammalian lineages and implications for predicting the outcome of severing ties between mothers and young at different times post-partum. We identify characteristics signalling emotional distress resulting from separation of mothers and young and discuss strategies for mitigating separation-induced distress. These include postponement of separation, ensuring high-quality maternal care of young prior to separation, providing bonded individuals with opportunities to separate voluntarily for brief periods prior to permanent separation, use of anti-suck devices prior to separation, allowing a period of partial (fence line) contact prior to full separation, providing substitutes for stimuli previously exchanged between mother and young, providing social buffers, gradual introduction to new housing arrangements, and pharmacological intervention. Areas for future research are proposed, including the use of functional neuroimaging technologies and functional genomics approaches, in combination with behavioural assessments of reinstatement motivation, individual recognition memory and long-term consequences of early separation, to shed further light on the nature of mother-young bonding and detachment in animals. | ||||
Address | Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States | ||||
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Notes | Export Date: 23 October 2008; Source: Scopus | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4556 | ||
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Author | Goodwin, D.; McGreevy, P.D.; Heleski, C.; Randle, H.; Waran, N. | ||||
Title | Equitation science: The application of science in equitation | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 11 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 185-190 |
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Address | School of Natural Sciences, Unitec, New Zealand | ||||
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Notes | Export Date: 13 November 2008; Source: Scopus | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4656 | ||
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Author | Kimura, R. | ||||
Title | Volatile substances in feces, urine and urine-marked feces of feral horses | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2001 | Publication | Canadian Journal of Animal Science | Abbreviated Journal | Can. J. Anim. Sci. |
Volume | 81 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 411-420 |
Keywords | Odors (volatile), excrement, scent-marking, masking, horse (feral), (releaser) pheromone | ||||
Abstract | The identity and amount of volatile substances in the feces, urine and feces scent-marked with urine (i.e., feces mixed with urine) of feral horses was determined by acid/steam distillation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The frequency of excretion and scent marking, as evaluated in the breeding and non-breeding seasons, showed clear evidence of seasonal behavioral differences. The concentration of each substance (fatty acids, alcohols, aldehydes, phenols, amines and alkanes) in the feces differed according to maturity, sex and stage in the reproductive process. They had a characteristic chemical fingerprint. Although the levels of tetradecanoic and hexadecanoic acids in the feces of estrous mares were significantly higher than the respective levels in the feces of non-estrous mares, in the case of scent-marked feces by stallions, the levels of them in the feces from estrous mares had decreased to levels similar to those in non-estrous mares. The concentration of these substances in mares were not significantly different. The presence of a high concentration of cresols in the urine of stallions in the breeding season suggests that one role of scent marking by stallions is masking the odor of the feces produced by mares. | ||||
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Notes | Equine Museum of Japan, 1-3 Negishidai, Nakaku, Yokohama 231, Japan (hidousch@alles.or.jp) | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2314 | ||
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Author | Neveu, P.J. | ||||
Title | Brain Lateralization and Immunomodulation | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1993 | Publication | International Journal of Neuroscience | Abbreviated Journal | Int J Neurosci |
Volume | 70 | Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 135-143 |
Keywords | Psychoneuroimmunology, brain lateralization | ||||
Abstract | The two sides of the brain may be differently involved in the modulation of immune responses as demonstrated by lesional and behavioral approaches in rodents. Lesions of right or left neocortex induced opposite effects on various immune parameters including mitogen-induced lymphoproliferation, interleukin-2 production, macrophage activation or natural killer cell activity. This animal model, useful to elucidate whereby the brain and the immune system can communicate, appears to be suitable for studying the immune perturbations observed during stroke in humans. Brain asymmetry in modulation of immune reactivity may also be demonstrated in intact animal using a behavioral paradigm. The direction of a lateralized motor behavior ie paw preference in a food reaching task, correlated with an asymmetrical brain organization, was shown to be associated with lymphocyte reactivity, natural killer cell activity and auto-antibody production. The association between paw preference and immune reactivity in mice varies according to the immune parameters tested and is a sex-dependent phenomenon in which genetic background may be involved. The experimental models for investigating asymmetrical brain modulation of the immune system should be useful for studying several physiological, pathological and genetic aspects of neuroimmunomodulation. | ||||
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Publisher | Informa Clin Med | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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Notes | doi: 10.3109/00207459309000569 | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5778 | ||
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