Eye Blink Rates and Eyelid Twitches as a Non-Invasive Measure of Stress in the Domestic Horse

Physiological changes provide indices of stress responses, however, behavioural measures may be easier to determine. Spontaneous eye blink rate has potential as a non-invasive indicator of stress. Eyelid movements, along with heart rate (HR) and behaviour, from 33 horses were evaluated over four tre...

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Hlavní autoři: Katrina Merkies, Chloe Ready, Leanne Farkas, Abigail Hodder
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Edice:Animals
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On-line přístup:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/8/562