Behavioural Responses of Stallions to a Novel Object
The aim of this study was to test the response towards a novel object in Lipizzaner and Romanian Draft stallions. In addition the effect of the object’s colour on the behavioural response of the horses was investigated. The novel object test was performed in Lipizzaner (n = 11) and Romanian Draft (n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-11-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/veterinary/article/view/12174 |
| Summary: | The aim of this study was to test the response towards a novel object in Lipizzaner and Romanian Draft stallions. In addition the effect of the object’s colour on the behavioural response of the horses was investigated. The novel object test was performed in Lipizzaner (n = 11) and Romanian Draft (n = 8) stallions, in four different stages, observing the stallions during 45 minutes in each stage (15 minute/colour ball), and assessing a series of behavioural indicators. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software. There were no significant differences in the response of the horses to the novel object in the three stages, or between the different breeds. An important result was the absence of discrimination of colour differences; the stallions were behaving similarly, irrespective to the colour of the ball. Based on the obtained results it can be concluded that the stallions were receptive to the novel object, they liked the balls, and these can be used to alleviate the monotony in the periods of individual housing in boxes. |
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| ISSN: | 1843-5270 1843-5378 |