Reactivity to humans and fearfulness tests: Field validation in Polish Cold Blood Horses

Górecka-Bruzda, Aleksandra; Jastrzębska, Ewa; Sosnowska, Zofia; Jaworski, Zbigniew; Jezierski, Tadeusz; Chruszczewski, Michał H.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2011.05.011

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“…In the home environment, it is desirable to have horses that are easy to approach. Studies to date reported that breed and age of the horse can also play an important role in how they react to humans (Fureix et al, 2009;Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011;Søndergaard and Halekoh, 2003). In the present study all the subjects were adult warmblood sport and leisure horses.…”

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A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

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Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

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“…Although it is not possible to attribute a given measure to any single emotion, time to approach the new stimulus appears to be one of the most appropriate indicators of fearfulness (Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011;Wolff et al, 1997). Feasibility under field conditions and ease and duration of fear tests are important characteristics for them to be applied as well as reliability and validity (Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011). Validity means the degree to which a test measures what it purports to measure (Martin and Bateson, 1993;Weiblinger et al, 2006).…”

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“…Discriminant validity analyzes the divergence between measures of conceptually unrelated concepts, for instance, fear and human-animal relationship, and has seldom been evaluated for fear tests (Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011;Visser et al, 2003b). Convergent validity regards the relationships between independent measures of the same conceptually related construct (Weiblinger et al, 2006).…”

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“…The novel object test (NOT) is an experimental situation in which the animal is exposed to an unknown stimulus to provoke a fear reaction. Although it is not possible to attribute a given measure to any single emotion, time to approach the new stimulus appears to be one of the most appropriate indicators of fearfulness (Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011;Wolff et al, 1997). Feasibility under field conditions and ease and duration of fear tests are important characteristics for them to be applied as well as reliability and validity (Górecka-Bruzda et al, 2011).…”

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Validation of a fear test in sport horses using infrared thermography

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“…Os animais do tratamento com estímulo sonoro desconhecido foram avaliados na presença de sons emitidos por um chocalho e um tamborim (DZIEZYC et al, 2011;GÓRECKA-BRUZDA et al, 2011), os quais eram agitados ao mesmo tempo e durante 20 segundos, provocando um ruído não habitual para os animais. As pessoas responsáveis por agitar os instrumentos ficaram fora do campo de visão dos animais.…”

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Avaliação da reatividade de equinos na presença de estímulo sonoro desconhecido

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ResumoO objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a reatividade de equinos durante o manejo habitual de escovação, frente à exposição repetida a um estímulo sonoro desconhecido. Para isto, foram utilizados 20 equinos da raça Mangalarga Marchador, de diferentes categorias (éguas e potros), os quais foram alocados aos tratamentos: controle (N = 10) e com estímulo sonoro desconhecido (N = 10), que consistia em confrontar os animais com o estímulo sonoro de um chocalho e um tamborim. Primeiramente, foram realizadas quatro avaliações consecutivas (dia 0, 1, 2, 3). Após 30 dias da primeira coleta, foram realizadas duas avaliações consecutivas (dia 30 e 31), e passados 15 dias desta, foram realizadas mais duas avaliações consecutivas (dia 45 e 46). As observações comportamentais foram feitas por meio da atribuição de escores aos comportamentos de movimentação, posição das orelhas e dos olhos, respiração e vocalização durante o manejo de escovação. Também foi conferida a variável resposta de reatividade com valores variando de 1 a 4 (animal não reativo ou calmo a animal muito reativo ou agressivo). Foi ajustado o modelo de regressão logística ordinal usando como covariáveis as categorias, dia e tratamento. A reatividade dos animais com estímulo sonoro desconhecido foi maior. Os dias do período experimental influenciaram a reatividade dos animais entre 6 e 7 meses de idade, com diminuição das chances dos animais desta idade apresentarem maior reatividade no decorrer dos dias. O amadurecimento do potro junto com a exposição repetida ao estímulo sonoro desconhecido podem diminuir a possibilidade de o animal ser reativo.Palavras-chave: Cavalo. Comportamento. Temperamento. AbstractThe study aimed to evaluate reactivity of horses during usual brushing management against the repeated presence of an unknown sonorous stimulus. Twenty Mangalarga Marchador horses, distributed in different categories (mares and foals), were evaluated. The animals were allocated into the control treatment (N = 10) and the treatment with unknown sonorous stimulus (N = 10) from a rattle and a tambourine. Four consecutive evaluations were carried out first (day 0, 1, 2, 3). Two consecutive assessments were carried out after 30 days of the first collection (day 30 and 31), and two consecutive assessments were carried out 15 days after the second evaluation (day 45 and 46). The behavioral observations were made by assigning a score to behaviors of movement, position of ears and eyes, breathing, and vocalization during brushing management. A response variable called reactivity was attributed to each animal, ranging from score 1 (not reactive or calm animal) to reactivity score 4 (very reactive or aggressive animal). For statistical analysis, the results were adjusted to a logistic regression model using the categories, day, and treatment as covariates. The animals of the unknown stimuli showed greater reactivity. The days of the experimental period influenced the reactivity of animals between 6 and 7 months old, with a decrease in the possibilities of the a...

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Reactivity to humans and fearfulness tests: Field validation in Polish Cold Blood Horses

Cited by 47 publications

References 36 publications

A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

Validation of a fear test in sport horses using infrared thermography

Avaliação da reatividade de equinos na presença de estímulo sonoro desconhecido

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