在哥特兰的俄罗斯马中,心率作为压力指标
Isidora Dundjerovic1, Lynne U Sneddon1
1Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Zoo biology
|February 20, 2026
概括
公众的存在和活动不会在城市公园里给马带来压力. 研究人员在休息,运动和游乐场活动期间测量了心率,没有发现人与人之间的互动带来的压力指标.
科学领域:
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 兽医生理学 兽医生理学
背景情况:
- 评估动物福利,包括身体和精神福利,对于被囚禁的动物至关重要,特别是在动物园和城市公园.
- 动物的压力可能会对生殖成功产生负面影响,使得福利评估对保护育种计划至关重要.
- 公共动物收容所的大量游客需要了解人类存在和噪音对动物压力水平的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查城市公园环境中马的应激反应,当暴露于人类访客和相关活动时.
- 为了确定在游乐场活动期间与人密切接触是否会诱导哥特兰拉斯马的压力反应.
主要方法:
- 使用极地带的心率监测被用作八匹哥特兰拉斯马的压力的主要指标.
- 马匹接受了三个不同的条件:休息,运动和一个涉及密切人与人互动的游乐场活动.
- 在所有三种治疗条件中收集和分析了生理数据 (心率).
主要成果:
- 平均心率在休息 (42.5 ± 3.2 bpm),运动 (85 ± 10.4 bpm) 和游乐场 (51 ± 7.2 bpm) 条件之间有显著差异.
- 马在公园中对人类,其他动物或车辆的存在没有表现出应激反应.
- 尽管与人有密切的接触,但这场游乐场活动并没有给马匹带来压力.
结论:
- 该研究得出的结论是,所调查的人类活动和存在并没有诱导哥特兰鲁斯马的压力反应.
- 研究结果表明,可以管理公开的城市公园环境,以确保居民马的良好动物福利.
- 这种知识对城市公园作为人类活动的东道主有价值,为支持动物福利的管理决策提供了信息.
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