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GRAZING BEHAVIOR [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Grazing Behaviour. ... The horse will avoid grazing where there is a smell of horses droppings, reducing the possibility of picking up parasitic worm eggs and resulting in the characteristic rough areas of pastures that are continually grazed. ... The sense of smell is also used to identify plant species, enabling horses to be selective of grass or herb species and also to avoid certain poisonous weeds, i.e. ragwort. ... The horse has sensitive hairs on the lips allowing them to determine how close to the ground they are grazing, and also, the maturity of individual plants.

Key term(s)
  • grazing behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Ces «secteurs ressource» ne sont pas forcément des espaces bien dégagés et enherbés, mais peuvent être au contraire des espaces à circulation difficile si le relief et le moment dans la journée incitent les animaux à avoir un comportement de pâturage.

CONT

Le comportement de pâture d'un groupe de truies logées dans un parc semé de Ray Grass (130 X 50 m) a été suivi pendant le premier tiers de la gestation, au cours de 8 journées d'observation à raison de 9 heures par jour.

OBS

comportement de pâturage : terme extrait du Glossaire de l'agriculture anglais/français et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'OCDE.

Spanish

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