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La visión del caballo a través de dos lentes: Las cuatro preguntas de Tinbergen y los cinco dominios
Lina S V Roth1, Paul McGreevy2
1IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Frontiers in veterinary science
|September 2, 2025
Resumen
Comprender el sistema visual equino es clave para mejorar el manejo y la seguridad del caballo. Esta revisión explora cómo ven los caballos, ayudando a una mejor atención y reduciendo las lesiones.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Visión y percepción sensorial equina
- Comportamiento y bienestar animal Ciencia
Sus antecedentes:
- Los conceptos erróneos sobre la visión equina pueden conducir a prácticas de manipulación inseguras y comprometer el bienestar de los animales.
- El sistema visual equino es crucial para las presas, ya que influye en su percepción de las amenazas y el medio ambiente.
- Una comprensión completa de cómo ven los caballos es esencial para mejorar las interacciones hombre-caballo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Proporcionar una perspectiva equicéntrica sobre el sistema visual equino.
- Examinar la visión equina desde el punto de vista biológico y del bienestar utilizando marcos establecidos.
- Desafiar los mitos comunes que rodean la visión del caballo y promover una comprensión basada en la evidencia.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura científica sobre el sistema visual equino.
- Aplicación de las Cuatro Preguntas de Tinbergen para analizar la visión equina.
- Utilización del modelo de los cinco dominios para evaluar las implicaciones de la visión en el bienestar.
Principales resultados:
- Los caballos tienen adaptaciones visuales sofisticadas para el detalle, el color y las condiciones de poca luz.
- Como animales de presa, los caballos muestran una mayor sensibilidad a las formas y movimientos nuevos.
- Comprender las ayudas de procesamiento visual en la interpretación del comportamiento y las necesidades equinas.
Conclusiones:
- Una comprensión más profunda de la visión equina mejora las prácticas de seguridad y atención ética.
- Corregir los malentendidos sobre la visión del caballo puede conducir a una mejor gestión y entrenamiento.
- Dar prioridad a una perspectiva equicéntrica beneficia tanto al bienestar del caballo como a la seguridad humana.
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