Effect of Weaning Age on Stress-Related Behavior in Foals (Equus Caballus) by Abrupt - Group Weaning Method

Equus caballus mares and foals

Aggression and social spacing were studied in 14 light horse mares and their foals living at pasture. Focal samples were collected on each mare–foal dyad for 6 to 10.5 h from 2 months of foal age until weaning at approximately 4 months of age. Observations on foals continued until approximately 6 months of age for 7.5 to 10.5 h per foal. Every 2 min the identities of all individuals within 5 m ...

Effect of Weaning Age on Lamb's Performance

Twenty four Ossimi male lambs with an average live body weight 3.75± 0.25 kg and 7 days age were randomly assigned to two feeding groups. The first one was left to suckle their dam's until 12 weeks of age (natural rearing) and served as a control group, while the other was early weaned at 8 weeks old. Both the two groups were supported by a starter ration besides dam's milk until being weaned. ...

Effects of Diet and Probiotic Supplementation on Stress during Weaning in Thoroughbred Foals

Spontaneous Breathing Trial a Reliable Method for Weaning in Children

Introduction  Mechanical ventilation may be lifesaving intervention,It can be associated with complications,Thus,successful weaning is constitutive.One of the factors which is  important in successful weaning is  method of weaning. It is shown that  weaning is conducted successfully by using Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) through T-piece and pressure support (PS) ventilation.But few studies ...

Sexual behavior and ejaculate characteristics in Pêga donkeys (Equus asinus) mounting estrous horse mares (Equus caballus).

The objectives were to (i) characterize sexual behavior of donkey stallions (jacks; Equus asinus) during on-farm semen collection using estrous horse mares (mares; Equus caballus); (ii) compare behavior of young (less experienced) versus older (more experienced) jacks; (iii) determine whether semen suitable for artificial insemination (AI) could be collected using mares; and (iv) determine the ...