据报道,在养马群中出现的激进行为,根据背景而分为群体
Kate Fenner1, Bethany Jessica Wilson2, Colette Ermers3
1School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|February 24, 2024
概括
马的痛苦行为,如咬伤和,是特定于环境的,可能是疼痛或恐惧的信号,而不是固有的攻击性. 了解这些马的行为可以改善管理实践,减少误解.
科学领域:
- 马类种族学 马类种族学
- 动物行为科学 动物行为科学
- 兽医行为医学 兽医行为医学
背景情况:
- 马的激烈行为,包括侵略和反捕食者反应,经常被误解和惩罚.
- 当代马匹管理和骑行活动可能会引起压力,疼痛或恐惧,可能会影响这些行为.
- 传统观点将痛苦的行为标记为不受欢迎的"恶习",往往导致业主惩罚性的反应.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用所有者报告的数据,探索家用马的激烈行为.
- 识别与马匹激烈反应相关的模式和上下文因素,特别是在骑马的马匹中.
- 通过调查潜在的动机,挑战对马匹侵略的简单解释.
主要方法:
- 利用来自2734匹马的马类行为和研究问卷 (E-BARQ) 的数据.
- 集中分析骑马和特定的痛苦行为 (咬,,尾) 在各种情况下.
- 采用树木学和主要组件分析来聚类和识别行为组件.
主要成果:
- 确定了五个不同的痛苦行为的集群,与六个主要组成部分密切相关.
- 行为集群与特定的背景相关:骑马,骑马,熟悉的环境,以及跨/内特定的威胁.
- 结果表明,这些行为的动机因背景而异,恐惧和疼痛可能起作用.
结论:
- 马的痛苦行为往往取决于上下文,这挑战了他们仅仅来自马的本质的观点.
- 恐惧和痛苦是这些行为潜在的促成因素,强调管理和培训实践的影响.
- 对特定环境的激烈反应有细微的理解可以改善马的福利和马主与马的关系.
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