Locomotor inhibition in adults horses faced to stressors: a single postpartum experience may be enough!

Despite the number of postpartum handling that a newborn experiences, few studies focus on their long-term consequences. In rats, regular long separations from the mother, during the early life, led to modifications of the locomotor activity when the animal is confronted to a stressor. In horses, on...

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Main Authors: Virginie eDurier, Severine eHenry, Carol eSankey, Jacques eSizun, Martine eHAUSBERGER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00442/full