RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Šišková, Pavla
A1 Jiskrová, Iva
A1 Mikule, Vladimír
T1 An ethological study of young horses
JF Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
YR 2014
VO 54
IS 5
SP 129
OP 136
DO 10.11118/actaun200654050129
UL https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-200605-0013.php
AB In the present study called "An Ethological Study of Young Horses" we focused on the behaviour of foals from their birth to separation from their mother. We observed and analysed their behaviour and daily activities, and from the achieved results we drew conclusions for practical horse breeding. We studied the following forms of behaviour of the foals: feeding behaviour (sucking, drinking, eating roughage and concentrates, gleaning, coprophagia), defecation and micturition, comfortable behaviour and mutual comfort behaviour, manifestations of relaxation (resting posture, lying down), movement manifestations, playful behaviour, stereotype behaviour, other manifestations (acoustic, olfactory etc).As a result we recommended several changes in the technology, e.g. larger stables, salt-lick out of reach of the foals, more frequent exchange of bedding, shelter for horses grazing in the open.