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Hands Off: New Research on Impact of Human Intervention on Foal Behavior

by: Christa Lesté-Lasserre
Human interaction with foals at a critical early developmental age appears to be a stressor, whereas positive human interaction with the dam creates a strong model for the observing foal, according to a series of ongoing research projects at the University of Rennes in northwestern France. The team's new findings are raising questions about the 15-year-old desensitization technique... 


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