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Do season and habitat influence the behaviour of Haflinger mares in a coastal dune area? Lamoot, I.; Hoffmann, M. (2004). Do season and habitat influence the behaviour of Haflinger mares in a coastal dune area? Belg. J. Zool. 134(2/1): 97-103 In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde = Société royale zoologique de Belgique: Gent. ISSN 0777-6276; e-ISSN 2295-0451, meer Is gerelateerd aan: Lamoot, I.; Hoffmann, M. (2004). Do season and habitat influence the behaviour of Haflinger mares in a coastal dune area?, in: Lamoot, I. Foraging behaviour and habitat use of large herbivores in coastal dune landscape = Foerageergedrag en habitatgebruik van grote herbivoren in een kustduinlandschap. pp. 37-53, meer

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VLIZ: Open Marine Archive 114890 [ download pdf ]

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Equestrian > Horses Grazing behaviour Horses Mammals > Ungulates > Mammals > Perissodactyla > Equidae > Equus > Meat animals > Working animals > Livestock > Horses België, Belgische kust [Marine Regions] Marien/Kust

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Abstract

This study was performed to gain more knowledge about the behaviour and habitat use of Haflinger mares, free-ranging in a low-productivity dune area. Detailed data on these animals' time budgets were collected over a full year, through the focal animal observation technique. On average the Haflinger horses spent 68% of the daytime grazing, 18% resting and 8% walking. Seasonal features influenced horses' behaviour, mainly through a change in grazing time. Shorter grazing time in summer allowed the animals to rest longer than during the other seasons. We suggest that especially the decreased forage quality and quantity of the grazed habitats in the non- growing season account for the increased grazing time in autumn and winter. In all four seasons the horses preferred grazing in the grassy habitat. However, habitat use showed seasonal variation. Grey dunes were grazed more intensively in winter and spring, compared to summer and autumn. The contribution of roughage, scrub and woodland to the habitat use was low over the entire year. For several response variables the observed variation could be partly explained by the differences between individual animals.

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