Personality, abnormal behaviour, and health: An evaluation of the welfare of police horses.

ABSTRACT: An animal's welfare depends on an individual's capacity to adapt to the environment in which it lives. This adaptation is directly associated with the quality of the environment and to the possibility of expressing natural behaviours. Horses kept in stables often display a range of abnormal behaviours related to lack of control over their environment, which can lead to behavioural and health problems. An individual's personality also plays an important role in its susceptibility and resilience to the development of diseases and abnormal behaviour; thus, an evaluation of horses' personalities could be crucial to selecting individuals best able to cope with different work activities. This study aimed to assess the well-being of police horses maintained in a semi-confinement regime in Brazil

SUBMITTER: Schork IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124763 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature