Space Allowance of the Littered Area Affects Lying Behavior in Group-Housed Horses

Horses can sleep while standing; however, recumbency is required for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and therefore essential. Previous research indicated a minimal duration of recumbency of 30 min per 24 h to perform a minimal duration of REM sleep. For group-housed horses, suitable lying area repres...

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Autores principales: Burla, Joan-Bryce, Rufener, Christina, Bachmann, Iris, Gygax, Lorenz, Patt, Antonia, Hillmann, Edna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Veterinary Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326309
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326309
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00023

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