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Author Feh, C .; BOLDSUKH, T.; TOURENQ, C.
Title Are family groups in equids a response to cooperative hunting by predators? The case of Mongolian Kulans (Equus hemionus luteus Matschie) Type Journal Article
Year 1994 Publication Revue d´ écologie (Terre et Vie) Abbreviated Journal Rev Ecol (Terre Vie)
Volume 49 Issue (up) Pages 11-20
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Author Ruffner Ga, C.S.
Title Age structure, condition, and reproduction of two burro (Equus asinus) populations from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Type Conference Volume
Year 1979 Publication Symposium on the Ecology and Behavior of wild and feral Equids, Laramie Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 235
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Author Visser, E.K.; van Reenen, C.G.; Schilder, M.B.H.; Barneveld, A.; Blokhuis, H.J.
Title Learning performances in young horses using two different learning tests Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Applied Animal Behaviour Science Abbreviated Journal Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci.
Volume 80 Issue (up) Pages 311-326
Keywords Horse; Personality; Learning performance; Consistency; Emotionality
Abstract To achieve optimal performance in equine sports as well as in leisure not only the physical abilities of the horse should be considered, but also the horse's personality. Besides temperamental aspects, like emotionality, or the horse's reactivity towards humans in handling situations, the learning ability of the horse is another relevant personality trait. To study whether differences in learning performance are consistent over time and whether individual learning performance differs between learning tests or is affected by emotionality, 39 young horses (Dutch Warmblood) were tested repeatedly in two learning tests. An aversive stimulus (AS) was used in one learning test (the avoidance learning test) and a reward was used in the other learning test (the reward learning test). During both learning tests behaviour as well as heart rate were measured. Each test was executed four times, twice when horses were 1 year of age, and twice when they were 2 years of age. Half of the horses received additional physical training from 6 months onwards. In both tests horses could be classified as either performers, i.e. completing the daily session, or as non-performers, i.e. returning to the home environment without having completed the daily session. There were some indications that emotionality might have caused non-performing behaviour, but these indications are not convincing enough to exclude other causes. Furthermore, there seem to be no simple relationships between measures of heart rate, behavioural responses putatively related to emotionality and learning performance. Horses revealed consistent individual learning performances within years in both tests, and in the avoidance learning test also between years. There was no significant correlation between learning performances in the avoidance learning test and the learning performances in the reward learning test. It is concluded that individual learning abilities are consistent over a short time interval for an avoidance learning test and a reward learning test and over a longer time for the avoidance learning test. Furthermore, results indicate that some horses perform better when they have to learn to avoid an aversive stimulus while others perform better when they are rewarded after a correct response. It is suggested that these differences may be relevant to design optimal individual training programmes and methods.
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Author Heyes, C.; Galef, B.G. (eds)
Title Social learning in animals: the roots of culture Type Book Whole
Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Academic Press, Inc. Place of Publication San Diego, CA Editor Heyes, C. ; Galef, B.G.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ home Serial 2174
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Author Berger, J.; Cunningham, C.
Title Influence of Familiarity on Frequency of Inbreeding in Wild Horses Type Journal Article
Year 1987 Publication Evolution Abbreviated Journal Evolution
Volume 41 Issue (up) Pages 229-231
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2232
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Author Briand Petersen, J.C.; Casebeer,R.L.
Title A bibliography relating to the ecology and energetics of East African large mammals Type Journal Article
Year 1971 Publication Abbreviated Journal E. Afr. Wildl. J.
Volume 9 Issue (up) Pages 1-23
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2249
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Author Briand Petersen, J.C.
Title An identification system for zebra (Equus burchelli, Gray). Type Journal Article
Year 1972 Publication Abbreviated Journal E. Afr. Wildl. J.
Volume 10 Issue (up) Pages 59-63
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2250
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Author Cunningham, C.; Berger, J.
Title Wild horses of the Granite Range Type Journal Article
Year 1986 Publication Natural History Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 32-39
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2279
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Author Feh, C.; Enchbold, S.; Munchtuya, B.
Title Preliminary assessment of the Gurvan Saikhan National Conservation Park's potential for Gobi khulan (Equus hemionus luteus) Type Journal Article
Year 1996 Publication GTZ Abbreviated Journal GTZ
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2288
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Author VanDierendonck, M.C.
Title Social contact in horses: implications for humanhorse interactions Type Manuscript
Year 2006 Publication The Importance of Social Relationships in Horses Abbreviated Journal
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Abstract Feral horses are social animals, which have to rely on survival strategies centered on the formation of cohesive social bonds within their bands. Many problems in the husbandry of social animals such as horses, are due to the fact that the limits of their adaptive abilities are exceeded. Evidence suggests that the fundamental social characteristics of domestic horses have remained relatively unchanged. The social structure, social strategies and social interactions were investigated (3 non-consecutive years, 24 hr per day for several weeks) in long term established groups of domestic horses (mares and geldings of all ages) and a few small introduced groups, kept in (semi)natural environments. The general aim was to investigate the social needs of domestic horses. The social life of domestic horses was characterised by long lasting bonds with preferred partners which were established and maintained by allogrooming, play, proximity and dominance behaviours. Bonding partners were mainly found within the same sex-age group, but adult geldings also bonded with sub-adult mares and geldings. Adult mares were clustered in a group, while the other animals formed a second group. Among the adult mares, subgroups according to reproductive state were formed. Individuals regulated their social network by interfering with interactions between other members of the herd, which in itself is complex. An intervention is a behavioural action of one animal that actively interferes with an ongoing interaction between a dyad with the apparent aim of altering that interaction. This was verified by post-hoc analyses of disturbed and undisturbed interactions. Interventions in allogrooming or play were performed significantly more often when at least one member of the initial dyad was a preferred partner of, or familiar to (within the small introduced bands) the intervener. The stronger the preferred association in allogrooming between the intervener and member(s) of the initial dyad, the higher the probability the intervener would displace one initial member and continue allogrooming with the other. Just five behaviours were extracted which reliably reflected the dominance relations among horses. Aggression with the hind quarters was used both offensively and defensively and therefore not suitable as a reliable parameter. Individual dominance relationships were related to social experience. The implications of these findings for horse husbandry were assessed. It is argued that the execution of affiliative behaviours may be rewarding in itself, and therefore always will be a highly motivated behaviour. It is shown that social positive physical interactions (allogrooming, play) with other horses is an ethological need and therefore indispensable in modern husbandry systems. Ethological needs are so important for the animal that husbandry systems that lack the possibilities to execute such behaviours will cause chronic stress. It is concluded that all horses need physical social contact, and that horses, which lack appropriate social learning experiences during ontogeny, may be hampered in their social functioning later in life. Solutions for problems, including dominance problems, in individual social housing and group housing are presented.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2367
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