HorseWatch - Optimal start for young horses

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Publications

  • Pilger, F., Kroschel, L., Aurich, J., Nagel, C., Hartmann, U., Hoffmann, G., Aurich, C. (2024): Stress response of 18-, 24 and 30 months old Sport Horse stallions to a pretraining programme. Animal 18, 101373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101373
  • Klitzing, L., Kirsch, K., Schindler, M., Merle, R., Hoffmann, G., Thöne-Reineke, C., Wiegard, M. (2025): Exploring Factors that Influence the Behavior Response to Novel Object Tests in Young Thoroughbred Horses: Investigating Sex, Tests Site and Auction History. Frontiers in Veterinary Science (section Animal Behavior and Welfare), 1478350. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1478350
  • Kirsch, K., Strutzke, S., Klitzing, L., Pilger, F., Thöne-Reineke, C., Hoffmann, G. (2025): Validation of a Time-Distributed residual LSTM–CNN and BiLSTM for equine behavior recognition using collar-worn sensors. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 231, 109999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.109999
  • Kroschel, L., Pilger, F., Aurich, J., Nagel, C., Aurich, C. (2025): Group housing increases alertness and social interaction compared to traditional single stabling in two-year old Sport Horse stallions during pretraining. Animal 19, 101584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101584

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