Essays about: "group housing of horses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words group housing of horses.

  1. 1. Mapping of feeding strategies in Swedish riding schools with different housing systems and its impact on horse health and body condition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Jasmine Lindholm; [2023]
    Keywords : riding school; horse; housing system; feeding strategies; horse health; body condition scoring; group housing of horses; individual housing of horses;

    Abstract : With around 500 riding schools, equestrian sport is one of Sweden’s largest sports organisations and the second largest youth sport. Horses are traditionally held in individual boxes but can also be kept in groups, so-called group housing. READ MORE

  3. 2. Foder- och ströåtgång, gödselproduktion samt arbetstid i olika stallsystem

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Dana Pirooz; Johanna Fyhr; [2022]
    Keywords : inhysning; hästvälfärd; foder; strömedel; gödselproduktion;

    Abstract : Hästen domesticerades för omkring 6000-8000 år sedan. Ett behov av inhysning skapades sedan hästen började användas av människan. Vid inhysning av häst ska lagen följas och hästens naturliga beteenden och behov tillgodoses. Hästen ska utfodras tillräckligt med grovfoder för att tillgodoses behov av sysselsättning och växtfibrer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Health status in riding school horses : housed individual or in group housing

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Annika Pättiniemi; [2021]
    Keywords : Riding school; horse; injury; risk factors; risk of injuries; group housing; individual housing;

    Abstract : Det finns begränsat med forskning om hur olika inhysningssystem påverkar hästens hälsa. Då hästarna spenderar en stor del av dygnet i inhysningssystemen borde dessa vara väl anpassade och främja en god hästvälfärd. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ridskolehästens välfärd : en jämförelsestudie om inhysningssystem kopplat till hästens benhälsa och skador

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Martine Iversby; Moa Söderby; [2020]
    Keywords : välfärd; inhysning; ridskola;

    Abstract : The riding school horse is the most important asset for a riding school. Every individual is as important and if one of them gets injured it affects both the economy and the other healthy horses who then will have to work harder. Today, the way we usually keep our horses at the riding schools is not as different from the old military days. READ MORE

  6. 5. Behovet av social kontakt hos hästar (Equus ferus caballus) : uppfyller dagens lagstiftning behovet?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Ebba Josephson; [2020]
    Keywords : häst; equus ferus caballus; socialt behov; social kontakt; djurskydd; djurskyddslagstiftning; välfärd;

    Abstract : In the literature, horses are described as social animals who live together in herds. Despite this, the most common housing system in Sweden is individual boxes. According to Swedish legislation this is legal as long as the horses have daily physical contact with at least one other horse. READ MORE