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24-h sheltering behaviour of individually kept horses during Swedish summer weather

BACKGROUND: Provision of shelter for horses kept on summer pasture is rarely considered in welfare guidelines, perhaps because the benefits of shelter in warm conditions are poorly documented scientifically. For cattle, shade is a valued resource during summer and can mitigate the adverse effects of...

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Autores principales: Hartmann, Elke, Hopkins, Richard J, von Brömssen, Claudia, Dahlborn, Kristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4545324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26289447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-015-0135-x