Subject: Stress

Importance of the social environment for reproductive and general welfare of domestic horse (Equus caballus) stallions

Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Christine Aurich

Published in 2025

Study highlighting the fact that the social isolation of domestic stallions, a common on-farm practice,  leads to stress, stereotypies and reproductive disorders. It recommends that they be provided with greater social contact and conditions approaching their natural way of life, to improve their welfare and fertility.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

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