Daytime shelter use of individually kept horses during Swedish summer1
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24-h sheltering behaviour of individually kept horses during Swedish summer weather
BACKGROUND Provision of shelter for horses kept on summer pasture is rarely considered in welfare guidelines, perhaps because the benefits of shelter in warm conditions are poorly documented scientifically. For cattle, shade is a valued resource during summer and can mitigate the adverse effects of warm weather on well-being and performance. We found in a previous study that horses utilized she...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Science
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0021-8812,1525-3163
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8598