Equine Social Behaviour: Love, War and Tolerance
Published in 2023
Systematic review of the literature on ways to assess the social behavior of adult horses. Most ethograms include indicators of agonistic behavior. The authors recommend placing greater emphasis on affiliative and ambivalent interactions and indifference when assessing the social behavior of horses.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Personality, Human-animal relationships, Vocalisation