Characterization of anticipatory behaviour in domesticated horses (Equus caballus)

Peters, Suzanne; Bleijenberg, Elise; Dierendonck, Machteld C. Van; Harst, Johanneke E. van der; Spruijt, Berry M.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2012.01.018

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“…We saw increased walking, sniffing the pen and behavioural transitions in lambs in the appetitive phase, which might be predictors of anticipation as reported in several studies (Imfeld-Mueller and Hillmann, 2012;Peters et al, 2012). According to Greiveldinger et al (2011), increased locomotion can be linked to increased arousal caused by reinforcement, motivation to reach a reward, or stress.…”

Section: Appetitive Phasementioning

confidence: 77%

“…rats, minks, pigs, silver foxes, horses) and are mostly reported as increases in activity (Dudink et al, 2006;Moe et al, 2006;Van den Bos et al, 2003), especially locomotion and exploration (Peters et al, 2012). However, little research has been directed towards teasing out positive affective states experienced during 'anticipation', 'consumption' and 'post-consumption' of play.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Investigating the motivation to play in lambs

Chapagain

Uvnäs‐Moberg

Lidfors

2014

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Section: Appetitive Phasementioning

confidence: 77%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Investigating the motivation to play in lambs

Chapagain

Uvnäs‐Moberg

Lidfors

2014

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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“…Our results appear to contradict previous findings by Moe et al (2009) in which hens demonstrated a lack of activity more akin to the response shown by cats when a food reward was signalled. An increase in activity in anticipation of rewards in our study brings our findings closer to those relating to many other animals such as rats (Bos et al, 2003), mink (Vinke et al, 2004), horses (Peters et al, 2012), and lambs (Anderson et al, 2015) , and suggests preparation in order to facilitate consumption of the rewards. In the case of our non-food reward, the dusty substrate, this may reflect arousal in anticipation of being able to satisfy a hardwired need (Wichman and Keeling, 2008).…”

Section: Increase In Activity / Behavioural Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…Elicited behaviours vary, with increased activity and more frequent transitions between different behaviours being characteristic of some animals such as pigs (Imfeld-Mueller and Hillmann, 2012) horses (Peters et al, 2012) and mink (Vinke et al, 2004), while cats appeared to show a decrease in activity (Bos et al, 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of research has enabled scientists to characterise reward-related anticipatory behaviour in chickens, horses, pigs and lambs (Moe et al, 2009;Peters et al, 2012;Reimert et al, 2013;Anderson et al, 2015). Elicited behaviours vary, with increased activity and more frequent transitions between different behaviours being characteristic of some animals such as pigs (Imfeld-Mueller and Hillmann, 2012) horses (Peters et al, 2012) and mink (Vinke et al, 2004), while cats appeared to show a decrease in activity (Bos et al, 2003).…”

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Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?

McGrath

Burman

Dwyer

et al. 2016

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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(Nicky McGrath) 2 Highlights  Chickens increase their activity levels in anticipation of rewards  Chickens show a generalised behavioural response to both food and non-food rewards  Differing intensities of anticipatory behaviour reveal how chickens rank rewards 3 ABSTRACTThe anticipatory behaviour of animals has been credited with enabling scientists to more closely infer what an animal wants. From a welfare perspective, this knowledge could improve how we care for animals under our management, as information about how animals prioritise rewarding items may guide how we allocate resources effectively. Our goal was to determine if behaviour in anticipation of different types of reward was differentially expressed. We investigated whether certain behaviours were characteristic of anticipation of both food and non-food rewards, and whether signals indicating rewards led to increased activity levels. Twelve laying hens experienced a Pavlovian conditioning paradigm using sound cues to signal the availability of two different food rewards (mealworms, normal food), one non-food reward (a container of mixed soil and sand substrate suitable for foraging and dustbathing (Dusty substrate)) and a sound-neutral event, which was signalled by a sound, but no reward was given. A muted-neutral treatment (no reward and no sound cue) controlled for any

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Investigating determinants of yawning in the domestic (Equus caballus) and Przewalski (Equus ferus przewalskii) horses

Górecka-Bruzda

Fureix

Ouvrard

et al. 2016

Sci Nat

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Yawning is rare in herbivores which therefore may be an interesting group to disentangle the potential function(s) of yawning behaviour. Horses provide the opportunity to compare not only animals living in different conditions but also wild versus domestic species. Here, we tested three hypotheses by observing both domestic and Przewalski horses living in semi-natural conditions: (i) that domestic horses may show an elevated rate of yawning as a result of the domestication process (or as a result of life conditions), (ii) that individuals experiencing a higher level of social stress would yawn more than individuals with lower social stress and (iii) that males would yawn more often than females. The study involved 19 Przewalski horses (PHs) and 16 domestic horses (DHs) of different breeds living in large outdoor enclosures. The results showed that there was no difference between the PH and DH in yawning frequency (YF). PHs exhibited much higher levels of social interactions than DHs. There was a positive correlation between yawning frequency and aggressive behaviours in PHs, especially males, supporting the idea that yawning may be associated with more excitatory/stressful social situations. A correlation was found between yawning frequency and affiliative behaviours in DHs, which supports the potential relationship between yawning and social context. Finally, the entire males, but not castrated males, showed much higher levels of yawning than females in both species. The intensity (rather than the valence) of the interaction may be important in triggering yawning, which could therefore be a displacement activity that helps reduce tension.

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Characterization of anticipatory behaviour in domesticated horses (Equus caballus)

Cited by 61 publications

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Investigating the motivation to play in lambs

Investigating the motivation to play in lambs

Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?

Investigating determinants of yawning in the domestic (Equus caballus) and Przewalski (Equus ferus przewalskii) horses

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