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C.Amato, E.Valle, D.Bergero DiPAEE University of Torino

UTILIZATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FREE ROAMING IN HORSES KEPT IN PADDOCKS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY. 10° Convegno Nuove acquisizioni in materia di Ippologia New findings in equine practice Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008. C.Amato, E.Valle, D.Bergero

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C.Amato, E.Valle, D.Bergero DiPAEE University of Torino

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  1. UTILIZATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FREE ROAMING IN HORSES KEPT IN PADDOCKS:A PRELIMINARY STUDY 10° Convegno Nuove acquisizioni in materia di Ippologia New findings in equine practice Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008 C.Amato, E.Valle, D.Bergero DiPAEE University of Torino

  2. Introduction • Horses kept in paddocks can be considered close to a feral activity behaviour ? • Free moviment is important for domesticated horses: • to lower the incidence of behavioural troubles • to improve the gut’s general health • Free activity affect the overall requirements of an horse taken into account while rationing C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  3. Introduction C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  4. Introduction • The aim of the work is: • to state if a GPS device is useful to study horses kept in paddocks • to obtain preliminary results in diurnal observations C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  5. Materials • Haflinger and Bardigiano horses(1-9 years) • Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS device • Forerunner Logbook software • ANOVA C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  6. Materials C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  7. Materials C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  8. Methods • 129 observations of the diurnal free activity • Measured data: total Km, gallop occurrence, trot occurrence, speed (average, max), registration time • Collected data: breed, sex, age, feeding habits, weather conditions, temperature, presence of the stallion, number of the horses in the group, presence of people, paddocks width (3000 to 20000 m²). C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  9. Results C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  10. Results C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  11. Results • Mean time observation: 8 h • Total distance covered (KMT): mean 2.04 km (1.47 km sd) • Gallop occurrence (NG): 1.85 (1,33 sd) • Trot occurrence (NT): 8.96 (7.33 sd) • VMED: 0.25 km/h (0.17 km/h sd) • VMAX: 18.66 km/h (9.48 km/h sd) C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  12. Results • Breed → VMED, NT, NG • Bardigiani move more than Avelignesi • Sex → KMT, VMED, NT, VMAX • Mares move less than geldings and stallions • Age → VMED, NT, NG • Higher values for horses aged 4-7 years C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  13. Results • Presence of the stallion → NT • The presence of the stallion increases NT • Number of horses → VMED, NT, NG • The highest values are in larger groups (> 8 horses) C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  14. Results • Temperature → NT • Temperature between 15 º and 20 º increases the values • Wheather condition → No difference • Presence of people → NT in presence of people the horses move less C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  15. Discussion • Horses in paddocks perform very little spontaneous movement • Different factors affect diurnal physical activity • GPS give useful information on the behaviour and requirements of horses kept in paddocks C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

  16. THANKYOU ! C. Amato, E. Valle, D. Bergero Druento (To), 31oct - 01 nov 2008

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