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Topic:Aggression
Aggression in horses is a behavioral response that can manifest in various forms, such as biting, kicking, or charging. It is often a reaction to environmental stimuli, social dynamics, or perceived threats. Understanding aggression in horses involves examining its triggers, expressions, and underlying causes. Factors such as genetics, past experiences, and management practices can influence aggressive behavior. This page compiles peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the causes, manifestations, and management strategies for aggression in horses.
Animal behavior as a subject for veterinary students. Knowledge of animal behavior is an important asset for the veterinarian; therefore a course in veterinary animal behavior is offered at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine as an elective. The course emphasizes the behavior of those species of most interest to the practicing veterinarian: cats, dogs, horses, cows, pigs and sheep. Dominance heirarchies, animal communication, aggressive behavior, sexual behavior and maternal behavior are discussed. Play, learning, diurnal cycles of activity and sleep, and controls of ingestive behavior are also considered. Exotic and zoo animal beha...
Equine granulosa cell tumors. Unilateral ovariectomy was performed on 3 mares affected with granulosa cell tumors. Tumor fluid in each mare was found to contain estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. In 2 mares, preoperative blood plasma concentrations of these hormones were comparable to those of a series of clinically normal mares. The other mare, which had a history of aggressive, masculine behavior, had higher testosterone content in the tumor fluid and in the preoperative blood sample. After surgical removal of the tumors, each mare developed follicles and ovulated with the remaining ovary. Each was eventually bred...
