Effects of feeding management and group composition on agonistic behaviour of group-housed horses
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- 作者：Joan-Bryce Burlaa ; 1 ; joan-bryce.burla@agroscope.admin.ch" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Anic Ostertaga ; Antonia Patta ; 2 ; Iris Bachmannb ; Edna Hillmanna
- 关键词：Equine ; Feeding system ; Forage availability ; Aggression ; Individual distance ; Locomotor activity
- 刊名：Applied Animal Behaviour Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：176
- 期：Complete
- 页码：32-42
- 全文大小：1178 K
文摘
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Individually separated feeding places decreased agonistic behaviour during feeding.
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Horses fed with ‘hay nets’ showed the lowest probabilities for aggressive behaviour.
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Aggressive behaviour decreased with increasing duration of hay availability.