Courtship and Mating Behaviors of Horses by https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr en-us 2018-03-26 02:20:36 UTC 2024-05-25 18:39:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Courtship cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245923011 Courtship in animals is the behavior by which different species select their partners for reproduction. Usually, the male starts the courtship, and the female chooses to either mate or reject the male based on his performance. This process help females choose which males would be better off to mate with. Males perform courtship behaviors to help attract the females attention, which they show of uniques characteristics about them. It is sort of like a competition between the males to win the female over for mating purposes.


]]> 2018-03-26 02:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245923011 Courtship Behaviors of Stallion cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245923073
  • AgressivePhysical, sniff mare repeatedly
  • Excessively hyper or antsy behavior
  • Loud, producing lots of persistent whinnying sounds
    • ]]>     2018-03-26 02:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245923073     Birth cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940101
  • Normal gestation length in mares averages 340 days
    • Preparation before the mare's expected foaling date (EFD)
    • Six weeks - one month before EFD give the mare a tetanus toxoid booster
    • Two weeks before EFD, remove cassocks (vulvar stitches) if the mare has one
    • Prepare the place where the mare will give birth
    Three stages of parturition
    1. Mare is showing signs of anxiousness such as sweating, moving around, kicking, etc.
    2. Mare's water breaks. Nose should appear, then shoulders, then the hardest part which is the rest of the body
    3. Placental cleansing where the mare will rest for 20 minutes

    ]]>     2018-03-26 04:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940101     Libido cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940402 Libido is the term used to to define the sexual drive or the sexual urge in animals. 
    • GnRH can be used to increase libido or sperm production.
    • A stallion with a high libido will exhibit an eagerness to mount and attempt to breed a mare.
    • Stallions exhibit a wide range of libido levels, from zero activity to extreme aggressiveness. 
    • An extremely high or low libido may cause problems. 
    • Low libido stallions are hard to breed and require patience from those handling them. 
    • Young horses with very high libido require extreme caution by the handler . These horses can be very aggressive and hard to control.
    ]]>     2018-03-26 04:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940402     Sexual Behaviors of mare cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940567
  • The mare is seasonally polyestrus, having an anovulatory period during the short light days of late fall and early winter, and beginning to ovulate as the days become longer during the winter.
  • repeatedly approaching the stallion
  • Frequent urination
  •  Deviating the tail away from the perineum
  • tanding still with the hind limbs spread apart.
    • ]]>     2018-03-26 04:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245940567     Days after Birth cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245941960
  • First the mother cleans the foal 
  • She licks the coat of her foal: licking does more than clean it, it also stimulates and provides bond and build realation between the mother and her foal.This is a very important stage after birth.
  • Due to stress level etc, Sometimes a foal will be rejected by its mother or even be attacked.
  • Within a couple of hours the foal will stand and walk around.
  • As soon as it is standing it will take its first important drink from its mothers milk, this will provide it with Colostrum 
  • A mare will stay by her foal always during the first few months and is always looking out for dangers
    • ]]>     2018-03-26 04:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/245941960     Flehmen Response cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247501044
  • Flehmen is the term used to describe the behavior in which a horse extends its neck, raises its head, and inhales as it rolls its upper lip back, showing its front teeth.
  • Flehmen response help the stallions to stimulate chemical substance from the mare
    • (Price,Edward."Princples and Applications or Domestic animals Behavior)
    ]]>     2018-03-30 14:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247501044     Estrus cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247503263 When a mare is in estrus, the interaction between a mare and a stallion increases to many encounters. 
    • Precopulatory teasing  
    • Stallion approaching a mare increases
    Process:
    1. Mare is in estrus
    2. Stallion approaches mare
    3. The mare is in "sawhorse" receptive posture
    4. The mare's posture leads the stallion to mount with a  head-to-head approach
    6. The stallion moves forward or swings his hips which is a sexual interest for most mares



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  • After ejaculation, the stallion simply relaxes on the back of the mare. 
  • The stallion may feel rocky and the mare is supportive during that period.
  • In many situation, dismounting can be a difficult step for many stallions.
    • Some stallions rush to dismount after ejaculation
    • Older stallions find it more difficult specially in hard surfaces
    • Some dismount during ejaculation
    • Reference: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fd11/f5e1bfd3abd33b14478a8ca1ddff728c4f9b.pdf
    ]]>     2018-03-30 15:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247512469     Libido Behaviors cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247517909
  • The stallion sniffs the mare's urine to determine her sexual maturity
  • Most stallions interact with a mare as soon as allowed
  • Achieve erection within 2 minutes of contact
  • Most are ready to mount within 5 to 10 seconds after full erection.
  • Pawing at the ground
  • vocalising
  • Sniffing the mare’s external genitalia
  • Licking the mare
  • Nuzzling the mare
  • Biting the mare
  • Displaying a flehmen reaction 
  • Leaning against the mare, 
  • Rearing
  • Extruding the penis
    • ]]>     2018-03-30 16:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247517909     Breeding cmthom4 https://padlet.com/cmthom4/48cjny9cxcyr/wish/247527362 Types of Breeding Stallion:
    Natural Herd Setting
    In natural herd setting, the stallion run in a pasture with a group of mares. 
    • It is more likely to get a mare pregnant. 
    • Risks:
      • Injury to the stallion. 
      • Stallions may get aggressive with other stallions
      • Stallions may be stolen or escape when running of a pasture.
      • Stallions may breed the wrong mare
    Confined or Isolated
    Horses are placed in a small corral with fence, so they don't get out.
    Advantages: 
    • Less risk of injury
    • Control breeding of mares
    Disadvantages:
    • Insufficient exercise 
    • Stallions may require careful nutrient and exercise
    * Types may depend on the time of the year

    Reference:
    http://equimed.com/health-centers/reproductive-care/articles/basic-techniques-of-handling-stallions
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