Cooccurrence of Yawning and Stereotypic Behaviour in Horses (Equus caballus)
Joint Authors
Fureix, Carole
Hausberger, Martine
Gautier, Emmanuel
Gorecka-Bruzda, Aleksandra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Determinants of yawning are still uncertain.
As yawning seems to be triggered by stress and emotional contexts, we investigated specific correlates of yawning and stereotypic behaviours in horses.
Study 1 investigated correlations in time between yawning and stereotypic behaviour in stereotypic horses from the same facility; study 2, involving riding school horses, investigated the cooccurrence of yawning and stereotypic behaviour at the individual level and in response to environmental factors (feeding time).
Results showed that (1) stereotypic horses yawned more than the nonstereotypic horses, (2) yawning increased at the same time periods as stereotypic behaviours did, and (3) yawning frequency was positively correlated with stereotypic behaviour frequencies (study1).
Different hypotheses are discussed: direct/indirect causal relationship and other factors susceptible to trigger both yawning and stereotypies.
This study, underlining for the first time a cooccurrence of yawning and stereotypic behaviour, opens a promising line of investigation of this puzzling behaviour.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fureix, Carole& Gorecka-Bruzda, Aleksandra& Gautier, Emmanuel& Hausberger, Martine. 2011. Cooccurrence of Yawning and Stereotypic Behaviour in Horses (Equus caballus). ISRN Zoology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459172
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fureix, Carole…[et al.]. Cooccurrence of Yawning and Stereotypic Behaviour in Horses (Equus caballus). ISRN Zoology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459172
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fureix, Carole& Gorecka-Bruzda, Aleksandra& Gautier, Emmanuel& Hausberger, Martine. Cooccurrence of Yawning and Stereotypic Behaviour in Horses (Equus caballus). ISRN Zoology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459172
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459172