Published in 2020
Study of racehorses' visual perceptions of the characteristics of their environments during racing and how they respond to them, intended to improve horse welfare and the safety of horses and jockeys.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2020
Preview: “The recognition of pain in equine practice is highly dependent on the assessors’ reliability in using pain assessment tools. The Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) is one such tool, a facial-expression-based pain coding system able to identify a range of acute painful conditions in horses. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a standardised HGS training program at improving the agreement of assessors without horse experience by comparison with an expert.“
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress
Published in 2020
Study to identify factors associated with the occurrence of incidents and with injuries to equidae during transport by road in the UK.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2020
Results of a survey to investigate the types of nosebands used by owners, riders and trainers in training and competition, the reasons for their choice, their mode of use, and the incidence of negative effects related to the use of nosebands.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2020
Study to explore the feasibility of establishing new donkey breeding systems to meet the growing demand for ejiao (a traditional Chinese medicine based on donkey hide) by modelling the dynamics of donkey production systems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Study to investigate the circumstances of the commercial transport of horses for slaughter and to detect possible risk factors for the welfare of horses.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Transport
Published in 2020
Study to test whether horses can differentiate between the faces of familiar humans based on photographs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Assessment of the welfare of horses that are fed restrictively (not ad libitum) and kept in individual housing systems. Consideration of whether the feeding behaviour of horses fed with edible bedding is different from that of horses provided with inedible bedding.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing
Published in 2020
Survey to gain greater insight into the perceived prevalence of undesirable behaviours in horses; options considered in the management of horses displaying undesirable behaviours; attitudes towards the use of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) behaviour modifying agents; and owner attitudes towards the role of veterinarians and equine behaviourists.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Study of the preconceptions of equine-industry professionals concerning the behaviour, temperament and rideability of horses according to their sex.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
