Cribbing Behaviour in Horses

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Title
Cribbing Behaviour in Horses
Source
Zoology 567, Fall 2021
Rights
CC BY-NC 4.0
Contributor
Attribution-NonCommercial International
Creative Commons
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Creator
Tran, Kati
Description
An infographic that outlines what researchers have found out about cribbing, including what cribbing is, the characteristics of a cribbing horse, preventions used by owners to prevent the act of cribbing, the studied causes that induce cribbing and those that don't, along with suggested future studies of enrichments and preventions that could potentially decrease cribbing.
References
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Gillham, S. B., Dodman, N. H., Shuster, L., Kream, R., & Rand, W. (1994). The effect of diet on cribbing behavior and plasma β-endorphin in horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 41(3–4), 147–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1591(94)90019-1

Hemmann, K., Raekallio, M., Vainio, O., & Juga, J. (2014). Crib-biting and its heritability in Finnhorses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 156, 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2014.04.008

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Lebelt, D., Zanella, A. J., & Unshelm, J. (1998) Physiological correlates associated with cribbing behaviour in horses: changes in thermal threshold, heart rate, plasma β-endorphin and serotonin. Equine Clinical Behaviours, 27 (S27), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1998.tb05140.x

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Whisher, L., Raum, M., Pina, L., Pérez, L., Erb, H., Houpt, C., & Houpt, K. (2011). Effects of environmental factors on cribbing activity by horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 135(1–2), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2011.09.001

Wickens, C. L., & Heleski, C. R. (2010). Crib-biting behavior in horses: A review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 128(1–4), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2010.07.002
Date
11/30/2021
Category
Communication
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Topic Dissemination Items