Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area

Sleep is crucial to horses’ wellbeing, and their lying time can vary according to such factors as climate, exercise, bedding, and housing. This study aimed to analyze behavior and time spent in lying halls of various sizes. We examined the influence of housing systems on total lying time and behavio...

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Autores principales:	Linda Kjellberg, Jenny Yngvesson, Hanna Sassner, Karin Morgan
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	lying time recumbency group housing lying behavior shelter open barn system Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4026fbe848b04a1fb46bf5fd1572d8122021-11-25T16:19:18ZHorses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area10.3390/ani111132142076-2615https://doaj.org/article/4026fbe848b04a1fb46bf5fd1572d8122021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3214https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Sleep is crucial to horses’ wellbeing, and their lying time can vary according to such factors as climate, exercise, bedding, and housing. This study aimed to analyze behavior and time spent in lying halls of various sizes. We examined the influence of housing systems on total lying time and behavior, and how changes to available lying area can affect lying time. Two open barns were used in this study, with lying areas of 8, 15, and 18 m<sup>2</sup>/horse available in the lying halls. The horses’ behavior was video recorded and logged using scan sampling and interval observations. Individual boxes were used as a control. The horses were found to spend longer time in sternal and lateral recumbency in the hall with a lying area of 18 m<sup>2</sup>/horse than the hall with a lying area of 8 m<sup>2</sup>/horse. Increasing the area of the lying hall also increased overall time spent there. Consequently, the hypothesis that increasing lying area will increase the horses’ use of the lying hall, as well as their total lying time, was accepted.Linda KjellbergJenny YngvessonHanna SassnerKarin MorganMDPI AGarticlelying timerecumbencygroup housinglying behaviorshelteropen barn systemVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3214, p 3214 (2021)
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description	Sleep is crucial to horses’ wellbeing, and their lying time can vary according to such factors as climate, exercise, bedding, and housing. This study aimed to analyze behavior and time spent in lying halls of various sizes. We examined the influence of housing systems on total lying time and behavior, and how changes to available lying area can affect lying time. Two open barns were used in this study, with lying areas of 8, 15, and 18 m<sup>2</sup>/horse available in the lying halls. The horses’ behavior was video recorded and logged using scan sampling and interval observations. Individual boxes were used as a control. The horses were found to spend longer time in sternal and lateral recumbency in the hall with a lying area of 18 m<sup>2</sup>/horse than the hall with a lying area of 8 m<sup>2</sup>/horse. Increasing the area of the lying hall also increased overall time spent there. Consequently, the hypothesis that increasing lying area will increase the horses’ use of the lying hall, as well as their total lying time, was accepted.
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author	Linda Kjellberg Jenny Yngvesson Hanna Sassner Karin Morgan
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title	Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
title_short	Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
title_full	Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
title_fullStr	Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
title_full_unstemmed	Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area
title_sort	horses’ use of lying halls and time budget in relation to available lying area
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4026fbe848b04a1fb46bf5fd1572d812
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Horses’ Use of Lying Halls and Time Budget in Relation to Available Lying Area

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