Måste hästar bråka när de släpps ihop? Hur fungerar en flock egentligen? Vi pratar med etologen Paulina Lundberg och ger tips på hur vi kan introducera nya hästar till flocken likväl som vi pratar om hur vi kan undvika att hästar bråkar.
Forskningen som nämns:
Flauger, B., & Krueger, K. (2013). Aggression level and enclosure size in horses (Equus caballus). Pferdeheilkunde, 29(4), 495–504. https://doi.org/10.21836/pem20130404
Keeling, L. J., Bøe, K. E., Christensen, J. W., Hyyppä, S., Jansson, H., Jørgensen, G. H. M., … Hartmann, E. (2016). Injury incidence, reactivity and ease of handling of horses kept in groups: A matched case control study in four Nordic countries. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 185, 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.10.006
Pierard, M., McGreevy, P., & Geers, R. (2019). Effect of density and relative aggressiveness on agonistic and affiliative interactions in a newly formed group of horses. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 29, 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2018.03.008
Introduktion till andra hästar
Hartmann, E., Christensen, J. W., & Keeling, L. J. (2009). Social interactions of unfamiliar horses during paired encounters: Effect of pre-exposure on aggression level and so risk of injury. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 121(3–4), 214–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2009.10.004
Jørgensen, G. H. M., Borsheim, L., Mejdell, C. M., Søndergaard, E., & Bøe, K. E. (2009). Grouping horses according to gender-Effects on aggression, spacing and injuries. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 120(1–2), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2009.05.005
Hartmann, E., Søndergaard, E., & Keeling, L. J. (2012, January 31). Keeping horses in groups: A review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.004
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