Burger, Dominik; Wedekind, Claus; Wespi, Bettina; Imboden, Isabel; Meinecke-Tillmann, Sabine; Sieme, Harald (2012). The Potential Effects of Social Interactions on Reproductive Efficiency of Stallions. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 32(8), pp. 455-457. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jevs.2012.05.076
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The reproductive efficiency of stabled domestic stallions is often lower than what could be expected from observations in feral herds. In the wild, stallions typically live with mares in harem bands, with other stallions in bachelor bands, or occasionally in mixed-sex transitional bands. We, therefore, argue that permanent contact with mares may increase reproductive efficiency of stallions suffering from low libido and/or fertility. We also provide a summary of our present knowledge of natural conditions, management, and husbandry of domestic stallions, and of intra- and intersexual behavioral interactions in horses.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Burger, Dominik Cyrill, Wespi, Bettina |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0737-0806 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Andrea Gassmann-Suter |
Date Deposited: |
22 Apr 2015 11:57 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jevs.2012.05.076 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.66899 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66899 |
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