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Využití mobilní aplikace AWIN Horse ve vybraném chovu koní
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Marie - Anna
Nowadays, majority of horse owners or breeders are becoming more familiar with the topic of animal welfare and as a result they are willing to provide their horses with the best possible living conditions. This trend goes in hand with necessary changes in the stable technologies, which are trying to get as close as possible to the natural lifestyle of horses. These changes need to take into account not only good nutrition of each animal but also appropriate health condition. Taking into consideration all above mentioned factors, so called active stables are coming to the foreground which meet all the criteria of horse welfare. This system of stabling horses is so unique, because it enables to keep the horses outside during the whole year, together with creating various groups of horses. The whole system is managed by the software and chips, which are placed directly onto the horses. The software and chips communicate with the feeding machines which helps to systematize the day program of each animal. The main aim of this bachelor thesis was to evaluate the level welfare of horses kept in this type of stabling. AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses was used for the process of evaluation with data entered via the AWINHorse mobile application. In order to provide a good long-term observation, three individual evaluations were performed every six moths. This enabled to determine the factors, which influence the welfare not only of each individual horse, but also of the group itself. This group consisted of individuals aged between 5 to 26 years of age. After evaluating all observations, it has become obvious, that the most challenging criterion is providing the suitable nutrition, mainly for horses prone to obesity, concretely 39 % of horses were described as BCS 4 and 11 % as BCS 5. There has also been monitored slightly higher level of injuries within the herd. Average number of injuries were 8,18 in Assessment I, 1 in Assessment II and 2,46 in Assessment III. The most frequent type of integument alterations was alopecia (73 %), and the most vulnerable parts were hindquarters (27 %), midsection (19 %) and head (15 %). Nasal and ocular discharges were also frequent - only 24 % of horses did not show symptoms of these conditions. On the other hand, a lot of the welfare indicators like swollen joints (11 %), ab-normal breathing (13 %) and coughing (6 %) were observed sporadically. None of the monitored horses were evaluated with poor hair coat condition, signs of hoof neglect, lameness, lesions at mouth corners and prolapse. Thanks to technology a lot of the welfare criteria were accomplished, such as absence of prolonged thirst, comfort around resting and ease of movement. Social interaction was enabled at the highest possible level which had an impact to a occasional presence of agonistic behaviour 13 %. No stereotypies were observed. Majority of horses (96 %) also showed requested reactions in human-animal relationship tests. Factors, which influence the level of welfare were determined as season of the year and integration of new horses into the existing herd. The evaluation is has been evaluated as very beneficial for the breeders as there have been monitored problems, which can be avoided in the future. There have also been suggested ways of correction. The potential of the active stable system has been mainly proven. However, more observations need to be performed in the future in order to provide overall results.
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Hodnocení míry parazitární infekce koní v aktivním ustájení
HŘEBEJKOVÁ, Lucie
Over the course of a year, parasite infestation was repeatedly monitored in 24 horses and 3 ponies using the McMaster test. EPG levels chase throughout the year, being highest in spring and lowest in winter. They are generally Lower in ponies than in large horses. In spring all animals were clasified as infected with a strondylides gra-dual decrease in the proportion of animals with high EPG values since spring. The highest value found for the horse was 3075, while the highest value for the pony was 1200 EPG. The correlation was then confirmed statistically, hen the value of p = 0,004 0,05. The high variability of determinations suggests a significant influence of an animal's individual characteristics rather than a correlation with age, animal species, or time of determination (p 0.05).
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Vliv věku koní na kvalitu a dobu jejich odpočinku v podmínkách aktivního ustájení
ZÁHOROVÁ, Pavla
Rest time and its quality, together with feeding and movement, are the most important factors influencing the mental and physical health of horses. This diploma thesis deals with the influence of age on the time and quality of rest for horses newly housed in the conditions of an active stable. In the first part of this diploma thesis is a literature review focused on the ethology, welfare and individual types of horse stables. The topic of active horse stables was elaborated in more detail, because its functionality corresponds to the physiological needs of horses. The monitoring included 6 horses of Czech warmblood, which were divided into 3 age groups (young, middle age and old horses). The monitoring took place in an active stable in Mažice using a camera, that recorded ten consecutive days in the winter season. For the evaluation, 2 parts of the day (day and night) were distinguished. In this diploma thesis are monitored the resting activities of horses in the rest place of active stables, such as feeding, standing, napping while standing or lying and deep sleep. One-factor Anova and Anova for repeated measurements were used for statisti-cal evaluation. It was found that all observed groups of horses used the rest place in the same way, 1/3 of a day. However, each group had a different representation of resting activities. The group of young and middle-aged horses spent about half the time feeding in the rest place, compared to old ones. They significantly (p < 0,05) paid the most attention to napping while standing (40%), while they spent only 30% of the time feeding. The monitored activities were performed by all age groups, especially during the night. The only exception was the feeding of a group of middle age horses, who spent an average 121.7 min during the day with this activity compared to night (93.4 min). Active stable gives horses a choice of activities. As can be seen from the results of the observation, even old horses, accustomed to box housing, have adapted well to this type of housing and they like it.
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Návrh systému aktivního ustájení koní
KOLÁŘOVÁ, Jana
In recent years, the health and psychological problems of horses that are related to the way of housing are perceived. In the Czech Republic breeders are becoming aware of an active housing system. The result of the work is, based on the acquired knowledge of the natural characteristics and needs of horses, the proposal of a project of an active housing system for twenty horses in the locality of South Bohemia. The technology makes it possible to keep all horses in the system together despite the different feed and movement requirements. With detachable chips attached to the underside of the horse's forelegs, management is set up by the breeder in the software that controls the feed ration and the rate of movement of the housed horse individually. It has been found that the system of active housing is suitable for most breeds and also for the differently exploited individuals. It is not advisable to accommodate the horse with a fine to weak constitution due to the poor adaptability of the external conditions. Acquisition costs for realization according to a concrete project proposal were estimated to be less than CZK 3,000,000. These include, in particular, technology, construction and surface costs. The return is 11 years. List of the most important advantages of the housing system: for horses - natural movement in fresh air, herd social contact, long-term feed intake after small doses reducing the risk of colic, thanks to the variety of surfaces of healthy hooves, strengthens the overall immunity, for horse owners - reduce costs for veterinarians, farms, keeping a horse in good physical condition and psychological well being, for breeders - increasing work efficiency, reducing strenuous manual labor, saving and improving feed utilization.
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