20.500.12556/RUL-155450 Behavioral responses to touch and leading in Lippizan mares: natural vs. traditional handling method Background: Proper handling and a well-established human-animal relationship influence both the behavior and the welfare of an animal. Methods: In this study, we compared the behavioral responses to touch and leading in mares using two handling methods. A traditional method (T) was based on forced cooperation and a natural (TTEAM) on tactile stimulation and mares’ natural behavior. Twenty-two group housed Lipizzan mares participated. Throughout four consecutive weeks, there were six observational days per method and based on a predefined ethogram, mares were scored daily on a 6-point scale. Higher scores indicated better reception of touch and leading, relaxation and cooperation, whereas lower scores indicated agonistic and/or fear-related behaviors. The time spent to implement touch and leading was also recorded. Result: Despite significant individual differences, touch and leading scores were found to be higher in the TTEAM compared to the T. Our results imply that mares were more relaxed, displayed better cooperation and had reduced agonistic and fear-related behavior during TTEAM. We suggest that implementation of TTEAM positively affected mares’ reception of touch and leading, but due to variation in behavioral plasticity, the importance of mare’s individuality is accentuated. cooperation horses individual differences natural horsemanship konji pasme lipicanski konj kobile rokovanje obnašanje živali etologija dotik vodenje živali true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-04-02 14:25:05 2024-04-02 14:25:06 2024-04-03 03:48:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 310-316 iss. 2 Vol. 58 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.1:591.5 0367-6722 10.18805/IJAR.BF-1713 179403011 Final-attachment-published-BF-1713-6089603e9087340b9bdcbbb1.pdf Final-attachment-published-BF-1713-6089603e9087340b9bdcbbb1.pdf 1 C1521F414B67EF8D466635177B00B6EC a7a98e6a805f88f9b39245f50daecce804bd9ed4b8559d3b5f80298da96c2999 b27e2679-f0ec-11ee-87d4-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=182343 https://arccjournals.com/journal/indian-journal-of-animal-research/BF-1713 1 092a8255-f0ec-11ee-87d4-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=182340 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0