Exploring factors that influence the behavior response to novel object tests in young thoroughbred horses: investigating sex, test site and auction history

Exploring factors that influence the behavior response to novel object tests in young thoroughbred horses: investigating sex, test site and auction history

IntroductionThe novel object test is one of the three most common fear tests in veterinary science and employed in several different species. Although having been applied in several different studies in horses, it is surprising that there is no standardized test procedure available for these kinds o...

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Main Authors: Lara Klitzing, Katharina Kirsch, Maria Schindler, Roswitha Merle, Gundula Hoffmann, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Mechthild Wiegard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
animal welfare
behavioral test
equine behavior
horse
novel object test
thoroughbred racehorses
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1478350/full
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