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| Title | Characterizing stereotypies in horses |
| Author | Sabrina BRIEFER FREYMOND |
| Director of thesis | Klaus Zueberbuehler, Redouan Bshary |
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| Summary of thesis | For my PhD thesis, I am interested in characterizing the crib-biting stereotypies in horses. These repetitive and relatively in- variant patterns of behaviour, apparently functionless, occur when a situation exceeds the natural regulatory capacity of the organism, and particularly in situations that include unpredictability and uncontrollability (chronic stress). I am investigating the stress physiology, the personality and learning capacity of crib-biters horses, in order to understand if this behaviour is a coping strategy and its effect on horse welfare. |
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