Partners with bad temper: Reject or cure? a study of chronic pain and aggression in horses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Fureix, Carole ^a   Menguy, Hervé ^b   Hausberger, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b St Jacques de la Lande   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINE DISEASE; TEMPERAMENT; VERTEBRA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SPINAL DISEASES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77957858874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012434     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Anderson CA, Bushman BJ (2002) Human aggression. Annual Review of Psychology 53: 27-51
2. Anderson KB, Anderson CA, Dill KE, Deuser WE (1998) The interactive relations between trait hostility, pain, and aggressive thoughts. Aggressive Behavior 24: 161-171
3. Anderson CA, Anderson KB, Dorr N, DeNeve KM, Flanagan M (2000) Temperature and aggression. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol 32 32: 63-133
4. Berkowitz L, Cochran ST, Embree MC (1981) Physical pain and the goal of aversively stimulated aggression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 40: 687-700
5. Izard CE (1991) The Psychology of Emotion. New York: Plenum
6. Hansen B (1997) Through a glass darkly: using behaviour to assess pain. Seminary in veterinary medicine and surgery (Small animal) 12: 61-74
7. Hansen BD (2003) Assessment of pain in dogs: Veterinary clinical studies. Ilar Journal 44: 197-205
8. Cannon WB (1929) Bodily changes in pain, hunger, fear, and rage. New York: Appleton-Century
9. Hardie EM, Hansen BD, Caroll GS (1997) Behaviour after ovariohysterectomy in the dog: what's normal? Applied Animal Behaviour Science 51: 111-128
10. Pritchett LC, Ulibarri C, Roberts MC, Schneider RK, Sellon DC (2003) Identification of potential physiological and behavioral indicators of postoperative pain in horses after exploratory celiotomy for colic. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 80: 31-43
11. Bruns D, Disorbio JM, Hanks R (2003) Chronic nonmalignant pain and violent behavior. Current Pain and Headache Reports 7: 127-132
12. National Institute Occupational Safety Health (1996) Violence in the workplace: risk factors and prevention strategies. Cincinnati: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
13. Houtman ILD, Bongers PM, Smulders PGW, Kompier MAJ (1994) Psychosocial stressors at work and musculoskeletal problems. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 20: 139-145
14. Dionne CE, Bourbonnais R, Fremont P, Rossignol M, Stock SR, et al. (2005) A clinical return-to-work rule for patients with back pain. Canadian Medical Association Journal 172: 1559-1567
15. Benhajali H, Richard-Yris MA, Leroux M, Ezzaouia M, Charfi F, et al. (2008) A note on the time budget and social behaviour of densely housed horses - A case study in Arab breeding mares. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 112: 196-200
16. Day JEL, de Weerd HAV, Edwards SA (2008) The effect of varying lengths of straw bedding on the behaviour of growing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 109: 249-260
17. Turner SP, Ewen M, Rooke JA, Edwards SA (2000) The effect of space allowance on performance, aggression and immune competence of growing pigs housed on straw deep-litter at different group sizes. Livestock Production Science 66: 47-55
18. Jeffcott LB, Holmes MA, Townsend HGG (1999) Validity of saddle pressure measurements using force-sensing array technology - Preliminary studies. Veterinary Journal 158: 113-119
19. Landman M, de Blaauw JA, van Weeren PR, Hofland LJ (2004) Field study of the prevalence of lameness in horses with back problems. Veterinary Record 155: 165-168
20. Fonseca BPA, Alves ALG, Nicoletti JLM, Thornassian A, Hussni CA, et al. (2006) Thermography and ultrasonography in back pain diagnosis of equine athletes. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 26: 507-516
21. Popa T, Bonifazi M, Della Volpe R, Rossi A, Mazzocchio R (2007) Adaptive changes in postural strategy selection in chronic low back pain. Experimental Brain Research 177: 411-418
22. Vieira ER, Kumar S (2004) Working postures: A literature review. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 14: 143-159
23. Haussler KK (1996) The lower back and pelvis of performance horses receive a closer look. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 16: 279-281
24. Brauner S Why Treating Animals and is there a Placebo Effect in the Treatment of Animals?; 2009; Chiropractic, A Vital Science (European Chiropractors' Union congress), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
25. Ashley FH, Waterman-Pearson AE, Whay HR (2005) Behavioural assessment of pain in horses and donkeys: application to clinical practice and future studies. Equine Veterinary Journal 37: 565-575
26. Hausberger M, Roche H, Henry S, Visser EK (2008) A review of the humanhorse relationship. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 109: 1-24
27. Fureix C, Jego P, Sankey C, Hausberger M (2009) How horses (Equus caballus) see the world: humans as significant ''objects''. Animal Cognition 12: 643-654
28. Kirkaldy-Willis WH, Cassidy JD (1985) Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low-Back Pain. Canadian Familial Physician 31: 535-540
29. Jeffcott LB (1979) Back problems in the horse - Look at past, present and future progress. Equine Veterinary Journal 11: 129-136
30. Sullivan KA, Hill AE, Haussler KK (2008) The effects of chiropractic, massage and phenylbutazone on spinal mechanical nociceptive thresholds in horses without clinical signs. Equine Veterinary Journal 40: 14-20
31. Cauvin E (1997) Assessment of back pain in houses. Equine practice 19: 522-533
32. Gillis C (1999) Spinal ligament pathology. Veterinary Clinics of North America- Equine Practice 15: 97-101
33. Licka T, Peham C (1998) An objective method for evaluating the flexibility of the back of standing horses. Equine Veterinary Journal 30: 412-415
34. Haussler KK, Erb HN (2006) Pressure algometry for the detection of induced back pain in horses: a preliminary study. Equine Veterinary Journal 38: 76-81
35. Faber M, Schamhardt H, van Weeren R, Johnston C, Roepstorff L, et al. (2000) Basic three-dimensional kinematics of the vertebral column of horses walking on a treadmill. American Journal of Veterinary Research 61: 399-406
36. Haussler KK (1997) Application of chiropractic principles and techniques to equine practice. Proceedings Annual Convention of American Association of equine Practitioners. pp 312-318
37. Wood TG, Colloca CJ, Matthews R (2001) A pilot randomized clinical trial on the relative effect of instrumental (MFMA) versus manual (HVLA) manipulation in the treatment of cervical spine dysfunction. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 24: 260-271
38. Shearar KA, Colloca CJ, White HL (2005) A randomized clinical trial of manual versus mechanical force manipulation in the treatment of sacroiliac joint syndrome. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 28: 493-501
39. Lesimple C, Fureix C, Menguy H, Hausberger M (2010) Human Direct Actions May Alter Animal Welfare, a Study on Horses (Equus caballus). Plos One 5(4): e10257
40. Henry S, Hemery D, Richard MA, Hausberger M (2005) Human-mare relationships and behaviour of foals toward humans. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 93: 341-362
41. Seaman SC, Davidson HPB, Waran NK (2002) How reliable is temperament assessment in the domestic horse (Equus caballus)? Applied Animal Behaviour Science 78: 175-191
42. Sondergaard E, Halekoh U (2003) Young horses' reactions to humans in relation to handling and social environment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 84: 265-280
43. Hausberger M, Muller C (2002) A brief note on some possible factors involved in the reactions of horses to humans. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 76: 339-344
44. Lansade L, Bouissou M-F (2008) Reactivity to humans: A temperament trait of horses which is stable across time and situations. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 114: 492-508
45. McDonnell SM, Haviland JCS (1995) Agonistic ethogram of the equid bachelor band. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 43: 147-188
46. Waring G (2003) Horse Behavior, second edition. NorwichNew York: Noyes Publications/William Andrew Publishing. 442 p
47. Feh C (2005) Relationships and communication in socially natural horse herd. In: DS M, SM M, eds. The Domestic Horse, The Origins, Development and Management of its Behaviour. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp 83-93
48. Siegel S, Castellan J (1988) Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences, second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill
49. Cook WR (1999) Pathophysiology of bit control in the horse. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 19: 196-204
50. Hausberger M, Gautier E, Biquand V, Lunel C, Jego P (2009) Could work be a source of behavioural disorders? A study in horses. PloS ONE 4(10): e7625
51. Sankey C, Richard-Yris M-A, Leroy H, Henry S, Hausberger M (2010) Positive interactions lead to lasting positive memories in horses (Equus caballus). Animal Behaviour 79(4): 869-875
52. Sankey C, Richard-Yris M-A, Henry S, Fureix C, Nassur F, et al. (In Press) Reinforcement as a mediator of the perception of humans by horses (Equus caballus). Animal Cognition
53. Henry S, Richard-Yris MA, Hausberger M (2006) Influence of various early human-foal interferences on subsequent human-foal relationship. Developmental Psychobiology 48: 712-718
54. Berkowitz L (1990) On the formation and regulation of anger and aggression - A Cognitive-neoassociationistic analysis. American Psychologist 45: 494-503
55. Hausberger M, Bruderer U, Le Scolan N, Pierre JS (2004) Interplay between environmental and genetic factors in temperament/personality traits in horses (Equus caballus). Journal of Comparative Psychology 118: 434-446
56. Lloyd AS, Martin JE, Bornett-Gauci HLI, Wilkinson RG (2008) Horse personality: Variation between breeds. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 112: 369-383
57. Aublet H (1975) Manuel d'hippologie. Paris: Edition Lavauzelle. 254 p