Locomotor activity analysis based on habitat, season and time of the day in Polish Konik horses from reserve breeding using the Global Positioning System (GPS)

Zaborski, Daniel; Grzesiak, Wilhelm

doi:10.18805/ijar.b-1072

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“…So far, knowledge on horses' locomotion in grasslands is mainly based on observations or has, more recently, been derived from GPS studies on feral horses in extensive landscapes such as large rangelands [27,29,36], where the search for forage and water, the escape from danger and social interactions are its main drivers [30,37]. Domestic horses' locomotion and grazing behaviour, by contrast, are restricted in time and space by the applied management practices.…”

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Using a Citizen Science Approach with German Horse Owners to Study the Locomotion Behaviour of Horses on Pasture

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Engaging farmers as citizen scientists may be a cost-efficient way to answering applied research questions aimed at more sustainable land use. We used a citizen science approach with German horse farmers with a dual goal. Firstly, we tested the practicability of this approach for answering 'real-life' questions in variable agricultural land-use systems. Secondly, we were interested in the knowledge it can provide about locomotion of horses on pasture and the management factors influencing this behaviour. Out of 165 volunteers, we selected 40 participants to record locomotion of two horses on pasture and provide information on their horse husbandry and pasture management. We obtained complete records for three recording days per horse from 28 participants, resulting in a dataset on more individual horses than any other Global Positioning System study published in the last 30 years. Time spent walking was greatest for horses kept in box-stall stables, and walking distance decreased with increasing grazing time. This suggests that restrictions in pasture access may increase stress on grass swards through running and trampling, severely challenging sustainable pasture management. Our study, involving simple technology, clear instructions and rigorous quality assessment, demonstrates the potential of citizen science actively involving land managers in agricultural research.

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Using a Citizen Science Approach with German Horse Owners to Study the Locomotion Behaviour of Horses on Pasture

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“…The hours between 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. were expected to be the main resting phase, as in Northern Germany in June this period coincides with the absence of day light, however, this resting phase could very precisely be reproduced by the analysis of hourly contact networks. These findings were backed completely by [ 26 ], who showed that the travelled mean distances were smallest between 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.…”

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“…Important work has been carried out on the walked distances of feral horses, stating averaged distances varying from 3.5 km per day [ 23 ] to 9 km per day [ 24 ] to 15.9 km per day [ 25 ]. In [ 26 ] it was distinguished between Konik horses’ walking distances in the forest (6.5 km per day) and the meadow (2.6 km per day). With [ 27 ] a recently published study reports the walked daily distances of a large, inhomogeneous group of domestic horses to be 8.43 km.…”

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“HerdGPS-Preprocessor”—A Tool to Preprocess Herd Animal GPS Data; Applied to Evaluate Contact Structures in Loose-Housing Horses

Salau

Hildebrandt

Czycholl

et al. 2020

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Sensors delivering information on the position of farm animals have been widely used in precision livestock farming. Global Positioning System (GPS) sensors are already known from applications in military, private and commercial environments, and their application in animal science is increasing. However, as trade-offs between sensor cost, battery life and sensor weight have to be made, GPS based studies scheduling long data collection periods and including a high number of animals, have to deal with problems like high hardware costs and data disruption during recharging of sensors. Furthermore, human–animal interaction due to sensor changing at the end of battery life interferes with the animal behaviour under analysis. The present study thus proposes a setting to deal with these challenges and offers the software tool “HerdGPS-Preprocessor”, because collecting position data from multiple animals nonstop for several weeks produces a high amount of raw data which needs to be sorted, preprocessed and provided in a suitable format per animal and day. The software tool “HerdGPS-Preprocessor” additionally outputs contact lists to enable a straight analysis of animal contacts. The software tool was exemplarily deployed for one month of daily and continuous GPS data of 40 horses in a loose-housing boarding facility in northern Germany. Contact lists were used to generate separate networks for every hour, which are then analysed with regard to the network parameter density, diameter and clique structure. Differences depending on the day and the day time could be observed. More dense networks with more and larger cliques were determined in the hours prior to the opening of additional pasture.

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“…2B). The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values from the first molars (0.71032 and 0.71005) are documented nearby on the Sambia Peninsula ( 59 ) and southern Poland ( 62 ) and may represent trading or raiding with neighboring groups or the seasonal home range of a feral horse of this stature ( 63 ). Migration period horses from Tumiany show even greater mobility, with five horses identified as nonlocal (Fig.…”

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Biomolecular evidence reveals mares and long-distance imported horses sacrificed by the last pagans in temperate Europe

French,

Musiał,

Karczewski

et al. 2024

Sci. Adv.

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Horse sacrifice and deposition are enigmatic features of funerary rituals identified across prehistoric Europe that persisted in the eastern Baltic. Genetic and isotopic analysis of horses in Balt cemeteries [1st to 13th centuries CE (Common Era)] dismantle prevailing narratives that locally procured stallions were exclusively selected. Strontium isotope analysis provides direct evidence for long-distance (~300 to 1500 kilometers) maritime transport of Fennoscandian horses to the eastern Baltic in the Late Viking Age (11th to 13th centuries CE). Genetic analysis proves that horses of both sexes were sacrificed with 34% identified as mares. Results transform the understanding of selection criteria, disprove sex-based selection, and elevate prestige value as a more crucial factor. These findings also provide evidence that the continued interaction between pagans and their newly Christianized neighbors sustained the performance of funerary horse sacrifice until the medieval transition. We also present a reference 87 Sr/ 86 Sr isoscape for the southeastern Baltic, releasing the potential of future mobility studies in the region.

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Locomotor activity analysis based on habitat, season and time of the day in Polish Konik horses from reserve breeding using the Global Positioning System (GPS)

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Using a Citizen Science Approach with German Horse Owners to Study the Locomotion Behaviour of Horses on Pasture

Using a Citizen Science Approach with German Horse Owners to Study the Locomotion Behaviour of Horses on Pasture

“HerdGPS-Preprocessor”—A Tool to Preprocess Herd Animal GPS Data; Applied to Evaluate Contact Structures in Loose-Housing Horses

Biomolecular evidence reveals mares and long-distance imported horses sacrificed by the last pagans in temperate Europe

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