A note on yearling horse ingestive and agonistic behaviours in three concentrate feeding systems

Susan Marie Motch; Harold William Harpster; Sarah Ralston; Nancy Ostiguy; Nancy Kate Diehl

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003

A note on yearling horse ingestive and agonistic behaviours in three concentrate feeding systems

Susan Marie Motch, Harold William Harpster, Sarah Ralston, Nancy Ostiguy, Nancy Kate Diehl

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare behaviours of yearling horses fed concentrates under each of three management systems. Over two consecutive years, 16 yearling horses (n = 8/year; 4 fillies, 4 geldings, full siblings between years) were observed over a 60-day trial period/year at 15:30 h each day. The experimental design consisted of three factors (sex, feeder type, and year); repeated measures on feeder type: tire feeders (control system), individual tub feeders, and manger feeders. Frequency of agonistic interaction was affected by feeder type and sex. Fillies performed more than three times the total number of agonistic behaviours per feeding session as geldings. In both years, horses spent the most time eating and had the fewest agonistic interactions when fed in tire feeders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	167-172
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Volume	106
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003
State	Published - Aug 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Food Animals
Animal Science and Zoology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003

Cite this

@article{b4882f26155148639c529debe1f81ea9,

title = "A note on yearling horse ingestive and agonistic behaviours in three concentrate feeding systems",

abstract = "The objective of this study was to compare behaviours of yearling horses fed concentrates under each of three management systems. Over two consecutive years, 16 yearling horses (n = 8/year; 4 fillies, 4 geldings, full siblings between years) were observed over a 60-day trial period/year at 15:30 h each day. The experimental design consisted of three factors (sex, feeder type, and year); repeated measures on feeder type: tire feeders (control system), individual tub feeders, and manger feeders. Frequency of agonistic interaction was affected by feeder type and sex. Fillies performed more than three times the total number of agonistic behaviours per feeding session as geldings. In both years, horses spent the most time eating and had the fewest agonistic interactions when fed in tire feeders.",

author = "Motch, {Susan Marie} and Harpster, {Harold William} and Sarah Ralston and Nancy Ostiguy and Diehl, {Nancy Kate}",

year = "2007",

month = aug,

doi = "10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "106",

pages = "167--172",

journal = "Applied Animal Behaviour Science",

issn = "0168-1591",

publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",

number = "1-3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A note on yearling horse ingestive and agonistic behaviours in three concentrate feeding systems

AU - Motch, Susan Marie

AU - Harpster, Harold William

AU - Ralston, Sarah

AU - Ostiguy, Nancy

AU - Diehl, Nancy Kate

PY - 2007/8

Y1 - 2007/8

N2 - The objective of this study was to compare behaviours of yearling horses fed concentrates under each of three management systems. Over two consecutive years, 16 yearling horses (n = 8/year; 4 fillies, 4 geldings, full siblings between years) were observed over a 60-day trial period/year at 15:30 h each day. The experimental design consisted of three factors (sex, feeder type, and year); repeated measures on feeder type: tire feeders (control system), individual tub feeders, and manger feeders. Frequency of agonistic interaction was affected by feeder type and sex. Fillies performed more than three times the total number of agonistic behaviours per feeding session as geldings. In both years, horses spent the most time eating and had the fewest agonistic interactions when fed in tire feeders.

AB - The objective of this study was to compare behaviours of yearling horses fed concentrates under each of three management systems. Over two consecutive years, 16 yearling horses (n = 8/year; 4 fillies, 4 geldings, full siblings between years) were observed over a 60-day trial period/year at 15:30 h each day. The experimental design consisted of three factors (sex, feeder type, and year); repeated measures on feeder type: tire feeders (control system), individual tub feeders, and manger feeders. Frequency of agonistic interaction was affected by feeder type and sex. Fillies performed more than three times the total number of agonistic behaviours per feeding session as geldings. In both years, horses spent the most time eating and had the fewest agonistic interactions when fed in tire feeders.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34447095055&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34447095055&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003

DO - 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.003

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:34447095055

SN - 0168-1591

VL - 106

SP - 167

EP - 172

JO - Applied Animal Behaviour Science

JF - Applied Animal Behaviour Science

IS - 1-3

ER -

A note on yearling horse ingestive and agonistic behaviours in three concentrate feeding systems

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this