Assessing equine anxiety-related parameters using an isolation test in combination with a questionnaire survey
Assessing equine anxiety-related parameters using an isolation test in combination with a questionnaire survey
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DOI：
10.1292/jvms.69.945
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Mori, Yuji
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作者：
Momozawa, Yukihide;Terada, Misao;Mori, Yuji
这项研究的目的是通过比较行为测试的结果和熟悉的饲养员在回答问卷时评估的焦虑分数来确定反映马焦虑特征的参数。在行为测试中，马匹由它们的饲养员单独带进一个新的房间，并使用常见的交叉捆绑技术，使用两根引线和可断的塑料线，松散地拴住马匹，以减少过度活动。这些马最初在它们的饲养员那里停留了2分钟；然后饲养员离开了，被试动物被单独留了2分钟。记录断塑料绳的潜伏期、心率、步数和爪子数。当马被单独留下时，大多数参数都发生了显著变化，一些参数显示出性别差异。相关分析表明，只有在马匹被隔离的情况下，护理员评估的焦虑分数才与断塑料绳的潜伏期呈负相关，与心率呈正相关。这两个参数是评估陌生马匹焦虑特性的可行参数。行为结果和焦虑得分也表明，女性比男性更焦虑。我们的结果表明，将行为测试和问卷调查结合起来，也是评估其他气质特征的一个有用的策略。
The aim of the study was to determine parameters reflecting equine anxiety trait by comparing results obtained in a behavior test and an anxiety score assessed by familiar caretakers in response to a questionnaire. In the behavior test, horses were individually led into a novel room by their caretakers and loosely tethered to decrease excessive movement using the common cross-tying technique with two leads and breakable plastic cords. The horses initially remained with their caretaker for 2 min; the caretaker then left and the subject animal was left alone for 2 min. The latency to break the plastic cords, heart rate, the number of steps and pawings were recorded. When the horses were left alone, most parameters changed significantly and some showed sexual differences. A correlation analysis revealed that anxiety score assessed by caretakers showed a negative correlation with the latency to break the plastic cord and a positive correlation with heart rate only when horses were isolated. These two were suggested feasible parameters for assessing the anxiety trait of unfamiliar horses. Both the behavioral results and the anxiety scores also indicated that females were more anxious than males. Our results suggest that it would be a useful strategy for assessing other temperament traits as well to combine behavior tests with a questionnaire survey.