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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A note on the time budget and social behaviour of densely housed horses. A case study in Arab breeding mares
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 112, No. 1-2, Year 2008
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We observed a high-density herd (200 mares/ha) of 44 Arab breeding mares, while in a bare paddock in Tunisia. Twenty-minute animal focal samples and scan sampling were used to determine the time budget of the mares during the period from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and study their social behaviour. The data obtained reveal restricted behavioural repertoires with missing behaviour like rolling, allogrooming and lying down; unusual time budgets with a high frequency of locomotion that constitutes the most frequent activity (27.9 ± 19.47%) of the mares. Social interactions were restricted to agonistic interactions but despite the high stocking density, aggressions were not that frequent among mares. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Benhajali, Haïfa
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar
Richard-Yris, Marie Annick
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Leroux, Marine
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Ezzaouïa, Mohammed
Tunisia, Tunis
Haras National de Sidi Thabet
Charfi-Cheikhrouha, Faouzia
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar
Hausberger, Martine
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Statistics
Citations: 57
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.applanim.2007.08.007
ISSN:
01681591
Study Design
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Tunisia