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INFLUENCE OF WEANING TIME ON BEHAVIOUR AND PERFORMANCE OF ARABIAN FOALS

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Animal Hygiene, Husbandry, Production, Genetics, Economics, Nutrition and Food Control.

Abstract

Ten Arabian foals aged 3-8 months, at private farm in Sharkia Province were used in this study,which continued from1stof December 2003 till the end of June 2004. The foals were divided into two equal groups of five foals each. The animals in the first group were weaned at 3 months of age while, those in the second group were weaned normally at 5 months of age. The first group foals spent less time in eating (43.32±5.22 vs 45.52±6.22% of their time), in standing rest and lying than the second group foals, but spent more time in standing alert (4.55±1.32 vs 4.12±1.53% of their time).
Thefoals of first group had a lower body weightgainduring the period ofstudythanthatnormally weaned foals.The foals which weaned early at 3 months had engaged in stereotypies behaviour such as steps, head threat, bite threat, bite, kick threat and kick more than that foals which were weaned normally at 5 months, there was a significant difference in the level of cortisol hormone post-weaning between early weaned foals and normally weaned foals.
In conclusion weaning of foals at 5 months of age was less stressful, more comfort and achieve good welfare for foals than early weaning

DOI

10.21608/kvmj.2005.112439

Keywords

WEANING TIME, behaviour, ARABIAN FOALS

Authors

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Al. Kh. Y.

Last Name

Saleem

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Dept. of Hygiene and Animal Husbandry, Fac. of Vet. Med. – Zagazig University, Egypt.

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First Name

M. Y. I.

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Youssef

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Dept. of Hygiene and Animal Husbandry, Fac. of Vet. Med. – Zagazig University, Egypt

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First Name

T. M.

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Mousa-Balabel

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Dept. of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fac. of Vet. Med., Tanta University, Egypt

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First Name

Maha M.

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Thabet

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Dept. of Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Behaviour, Fac. of Vet. Med., Suez Canal Univ., Egypt

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3

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1

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16572

Issue Date

2005-04-01

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2005-01-01

Publish Date

2005-04-01

Page Start

19

Page End

28

Print ISSN

1687-1456

Online ISSN

2682-2954

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KVMJ_Volume 3_Issue 1_Pages 19-28.pdf

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Publication Title

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal

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INFLUENCE OF WEANING TIME ON BEHAVIOUR AND PERFORMANCE OF ARABIAN FOALS

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22 Jan 2023