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Author (up) Marinier, S.L.; Alexander, A.J. url  doi
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  Title Coprophagy as an avenue for foals of the domestic horse to learn food preferences from their dams Type Journal Article
  Year 1995 Publication Journal of Theoretical Biology Abbreviated Journal J. Theor. Biol.  
  Volume 173 Issue 2 Pages 121-124  
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  Abstract Observation of foal development shows that the appearance of adult-type motor grazing behaviour, selection of grass vs. non-grass and the avoidance of poisonous plants occur concurrently between the ages of 4 and 6 weeks. Suckling behaviour and close association of foal with dam change with time but show no particular coincidence with grazing behavioural changes. Coprophagy of the foal on maternal faeces does, however, correspond chronologically with the foal learning to graze selectively. This correspondence suggests that, as well as other uses, in domestic horses coprophagy may function to imprint on the foal the food-selective values of its dam.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 3626  
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