Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study 1—Open Barn at National Equestrian Center Flyinge
2.1.1. Horses
2.1.2. Facilities
2.1.3. Data Collection
2.1.4. Statistical Analyses
2.2. Study 2—Open Barn at National Equestrian Center Strömsholm
2.2.1. Horses
2.2.2. Facilities
2.2.3. Data Collection
2.2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Study 1
3.1.1. Time Spent in Lying Hall
3.1.2. Lying Time and Time Budget
3.2. Study 2
3.2.1. Time Spent in Lying Hall
3.2.2. Lying Time and Time Budget
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Behavior Exhibited | Study 1 | Study 2 |
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Sternal recumbency | Lying down on breast with head up or nose on bedding, legs under or next to the body | |
Lateral recumbency | Lying down on side with body and head on bedding, legs stretched out | |
Standing rest | Standing in relaxed state with head lowered/ relaxed ears/eyes closed/one rear foot slightly elevated | |
Standing attentive | Standing with open eyes/ears pointed forward /head upright or eating | Standing with open eyes/ears pointed forward/head upright |
Foraging | Standing with nose in bedding or eating in the single box or the lying hall | |
Active | In motion (including walking, playing, urinating) | |
Walk | Walking | |
Other | Playing, urinating, human interaction (i.e., horse being tied up for mucking out) | |
Not in lying hall | Outside the lying hall with whole body or only the head | |
Not in active open barn/box | Removed from active open barn or individual box |
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Kjellberg, L.; Yngvesson, J.; Sassner, H.; Morgan, K. Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area. Animals 2021, 11, 3214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113214
Kjellberg L, Yngvesson J, Sassner H, Morgan K. Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113214
Chicago/Turabian StyleKjellberg, Linda, Jenny Yngvesson, Hanna Sassner, and Karin Morgan. 2021. "Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area" Animals 11, no. 11: 3214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113214
APA StyleKjellberg, L., Yngvesson, J., Sassner, H., & Morgan, K. (2021). Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area. Animals, 11(11), 3214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113214