评估马匹在马匹辅助服务中的行为反应:一项实地研究分析分析
E Kathalijne Visser1, Anna L Jens1, Lydia E Nieuwe Weme1
1Department of Applied Research, Aeres University of Applied Sciences Dronten, De Drieslag 4, 8251 JZ Dronten, The Netherlands.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|March 13, 2025
概括
这项研究评估了马匹辅助服务 (EAS) 中的马匹福利,发现大多数马匹表现出中性或积极的情绪状态. 适当的选择和管理对于确保这些治疗动物的积极体验至关重要.
科学领域:
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 马的行为研究 马行为研究
- 残疾人服务研究 研究 研究
背景情况:
- 马匹辅助服务 (EAS) 为残疾人提供福利.
- 伦理考虑需要评估在EAS中使用的马的福利.
- 了解马的情绪状态对于负责任的EAS实施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估参加EAS的马的情感状态.
- 建立积极和消极马的情感状态的行为值.
- 在EAS背景下识别影响马的福利因素.
主要方法:
- 在两个月的830个EAS会议中观察了98匹马.
- 利用马匹行为专家来定义福利评估的行为门.
- 应用主要组件分析 (PCA) 和多重线性回归来分析行为数据.
主要成果:
- 负面情感状态行为大多在中性或优秀值内.
- 积极的情感状态行为从不可接受到优秀不等.
- "舒适"的情感状态在会议中最常见.
- 对于教练 (6) 和治疗骑行 (4) 会议,PCA确定了不同的情绪状态.
结论:
- 在EAS中的马通常表现出可以接受的积极情绪状态.
- 马的健康,适当的选择和良好的管理是积极情绪状态的关键决定因素.
- 对行为指标的进一步研究可以在EAS中改进福利标准.
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