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Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2021 Introduction: The horse (Equus caballus) is an adaptable large herbivore distributed in a wide range of terrestrial biomes that negatively affects ecosystems around the world.
Brayan Morera Chacón +3 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Little is known about potential differences in the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (Lrln) and left cricoarytenoideus dorsalis (LCAD) muscle between domestic and feral horse populations.
Natasha E. Lean +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Although the external conformation of wild horse hooves has been proposed as an ideal model for domesticated modern horses, histological signs of laminitis have been reported among them.
Bruno Dondoni Malacarne +10 more
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Impact of Social Buffering and Restraint on Welfare Indicators during UK Commercial Horse Slaughter
Animals, 2023 Current legislation in the United Kingdom stipulates that horses should not be slaughtered within sight of one another. However, abattoir personnel anecdotally report that, for semi-feral horses unused to restraint, co-slaughtering alongside a ...
Katharine A. Fletcher +6 more
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Activity Time Budgets—A Potential Tool to Monitor Equine Welfare?
Animals, 2021 Horses’ behavior can provide valuable insight into their subjective state and is thus a good indicator of welfare. However, its complexity requires objective, quantifiable, and unambiguous evidence-based assessment criteria.
Ulrike Auer +3 more
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Use of density‐impact functions to inform and improve the environmental outcomes of feral horse management [PDF]
, 2023 The available science often demonstrates the need for feral horse population control but not the degree of control required to achieve environmental conservation objectives.
Berman, David McKenzie +7 more
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Feral horse management in Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist, Argentina
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 The number of feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) in the world has been estimated at 1.5–2 million, of which 5,000–10,000 occur in Argentina. Feral horses are considered an invasive alien species in Argentina, and as such, create a problem for ...
Alberto L. Scorolli
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On the biology and epidemiology of the feral pigeon (Columba livia) [PDF]
, 2013 Feral pigeons (Columba livia, Gmelin 1789) are among the most abundant vertebrates in the urban environment of almost every city in the world. Close contacts to humans bear the risk of transmission of zoonotic pathogens and parasites.
Geigenfeind, Ila
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Managing horses in groups to improve horse welfare and human safety [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether specific anecdotal concerns related to keeping horses in groups are supported by science and, if so, provide scientifically based recommendations that could be implemented in practice.
Hartmann, Elke
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On the epidemiology, biology and food-dependent reproduction of the feral pigeon (Columba livia) [PDF]
, 2015 Millions of feral pigeons (Columba livia, Gmelin 1789) live in close association with the human population in our cities. They have managed to adapt extremely well to city life.
Boxler, Birte
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