Horse welfare during summer: Shelter access reduces insect-avoidance behaviour in pastured horses in Denmark

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Horse welfare during summer: Shelter access reduces insect-avoidance behaviour in pastured horses in Denmark

Original language description

Pasture access is key to equine quality of life and recommendations state that horses should be given daily access to pasture (see e.g. EU guide for keeping of horses, 2019). During summer, however, insects can cause periodic discomfort in pastured horses. We found that shelter access reduced insect-avoidance behaviour and conclude that shelter access may improve horse welfare during periods of high insect activity.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10614 - Behavioral sciences biology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů