Behavioural and physiological measures of welfare of pregnant mares fitted with a novel urine collection device

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 147-163

  Jongman, E C ^a   Bidstrup, I ^b   Hemsworth, P H ^a  

^a University of Melbourne and the Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^b RMB 7078 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cortisol; Horses; PMU; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; URINE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 23744513614     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. O.R. Adams Lameness in Horses second ed. 1966 Lea and Febiger Philadelphia
2. D.M. Broom, and K.G. Johnson Stress and Animal Welfare 1993 Chapman and Hall London
3. C. Fader, and H.H. Sambraus The resting behaviour of horses in loose housing systems Tierarzliche Umschau 59 2004 320 330
4. L.R. Fell, D.A. Shutt, and C.J. Bentley Development of a salivary cortisol method for detecting changes in plasma 'free' cortisol arising from acute stress in sheep Aust. Vet. J. 62 1985 403 406
5. J. Harman The whole-horse approach to acupuncture in performance horses A.M. Schoen Veterinary Acupuncture. Ancient Art to Modern Medicine 2001 Mosby St. Louis 515 534
6. K.K. Haussler Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice: Back Problems 1999 W.B. Saunders Company Philadelphia
7. K. Houpt, T.R. Houpt, J.L. Johnson, H.N. Erb, and S.C. Yeon The effect of exercise deprivation on the behaviour and physiology of straight stall confined pregnant mares Anim. Welf. 10 2001 257 267
8. G.D. Hutson, and M.J. Haskell Pre-race behaviour of horses as a predictor of race finishing order Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 53 1999 231 248
9. L.B. Jeffcott Diagnosis of Back Problems in the Horse The Compendium on Continuing Education 3 1981 134 143
10. P.N. Lehner Handbook of Ethological Methods 1979 Garland STPM Press New York/London pp. 122-123
11. B.B. Martin, and A.M. Klide Physical examination of horses with back pain K. Haussler The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice: Back Problems vol. 15 1999 W.B. Saunders Company Philadelphia 61 70
12. J.S. McCann, J.C. Heird, R.W. Bell, and L.O. Lutherer Normal and more highly reactive horses. II. The effect of handling and reserpine on the cardiac response to stimuli Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 19 1988 215 226
13. M. Mendl, A.J. Zanella, and D.M. Broom Social rank is related to adrenal cortex activity and reproduction in group housed gilts Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 31 1991 139 146
14. M. Mendl, A.J. Zanella, and D.M. Broom Physiological and reproductive correlates of behavioral strategies in female domestic pigs Anim. Behav. 44 1992 1107 1121
15. J.H. Metz, and H.K. Wierenga Spatial requirements and lying behaviour of cows in loose housing systems J. Unshelm G. van Putten K. Zeeb Proceedings of the International Congress on applied Ethology in farm Animals Darmstadt, KTBL 1984 179 183
16. F.M. Mitloehner, J.L. Morrow-Tesch, S.C. Wilson, J.W. Dailey, and J.J. McGlone Behavioral sampling techniques for feedlot cattle J. Anim. Sci. 79 2001 1189 1193
17. D.T. Mueller, G. Herman, and R. Eikelboom Effects of short- and long-term wheel deprivation on running Phys. Behav. 66 1999 101 107
18. R.W. Payne The Guide to Genstat, Part 2: Statistics 2000 VSN International Ltd. Oxford, UK
19. E.B. Shaw, F.A. Houpt, and D.F. Holmes Body temperature and behaviour of mares during the last two weeks of pregnancy Equine Vet. J. 20 1988 199 201
20. T.S. Stashak Adams' Lameness in Horses 2002 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Philadelphia
21. E.M. Terlouw, W.G.P. Schouten, and J. Ladewig Physiology M.C. Appleby B.O. Hughes Animal Welfare 1997 CAB International Wallingford, UK 143 158
22. G.H. Waring Horse Behavior. The Behavioral Traits and Adaptations of Domestic and Wild Horses, Including Ponies 1983 Noyes Publications New Jersey
23. C.F. Winchester Energy cost of standing in horses Science 97 1943 24