Factors affecting behavioural disturbances in race-horses
Factors affecting behavioural disturbances in race-horses
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DOI：
10.1017/s1357729800009644
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1998-04-01
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Holm, J
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作者：
Redbo, I;Redbo-Torstensson, P;Holm, J
本研究的目的是确定纯种平赛马（TB）和标准种马的刻板行为（抄袭、编织和箱走）和咀嚼木头之间的关系，以及这些马所面临的不同管理、喂养和训练因素。这是通过询问瑞典所有用于比赛的 TB 和快步马的专业驯马师得出的。猪蹄的可用响应率为 61%，TB 的可用响应率为 72%，这代表来自 234 个马厩的 4597 只猪蹄和来自 38 个马厩的 644 只 TB。进行了一项小型实地研究来控制主要研究的有效性，其结果与主要研究相似。两类马的行为障碍发生率存在很大差异。结核病的刻板印象明显多于猪蹄（P < 0.001），但咀嚼木头的发生率没有差异。马匹类别之间的外部因素存在一些差异，例如与 TB 相比，Trotter 有更多的机会与其他马进行社交接触，在马厩外也有更多的空闲时间，而且每周训练的时间也更短。结核病给予的浓缩物量比猪蹄多。每个马类中的木头咀嚼行为可以通过粗饲料的量（猪蹄中的 P < 0.05，TB 中的 P < 0.001）以及其他因素来解释。 TB 中的刻板印象可以通过以下方式解释：精料量（正关系）、每个驯马师的马匹数量（正关系）和粗饲料量（负关系）。
The aim of the present study was to identify relations between stereotyped behaviours (cribbing, weaving and box-walking) and wood-chewing in thoroughbred flat-racing houses (TB) and standardbred trotters and the different management, feeding and training factors to which these horses are exposed. This was obtained by inquiries to all the professional trainers of TB and trottinghorses used for racing in Sweden. The usable response rates were 61% for trotters and 72% for TB representing 4597 trotters from 234 stables and 644 TB from 38 stables. A small field study was carried out to control the validity of the main study which gave results similar to those in the main study. There was a large difference between the two horse categories in the occurrence of behavioural disturbances. The TB had significantly more stereotypies than the trotters (P < 0.001) but there were no differences in the occurrence of wood-chewing. There were several differences in external factors between the horse categories, e.g. trotters had more opportunities for social contacts with other horses, they also had more free time outside the stable and they were trained a shorter time per week than the TB. The TB were given larger amounts of concentrate than the trotters. Wood-chewing within each horse category was explained by the amount of roughage (P < 0.05 in trotters and P < 0.001 in TB) together with other factors. Stereotypies in the TB were explained by: amount of concentrate (positive relation), number of horses per trainer (positive relation) and amount of roughage (negative relation).