Selection of feeding sites by horses at pasture: Testing the anti-parasite theory

Management of grazed grasslands for production and/or conservation objectives requires a thorough understanding of the choices of feeding sites by herbivores, and of the biological processes involved. Most models of the feeding strategies of herbivores are based on the principle that optimising the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2007-12, Vol.108 (3), p.288-301
Hauptverfasser:	Fleurance, Geraldine, Duncan, Patrick, Fritz, Herve, Cabaret, Jacques, Cortet, Jacques, Gordon, Iain J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cyathostominae deworming feces foraging Foraging strategies gastrointestinal nematodes grasses grazing Horses Nematoda nematode larvae parasite burden Parasite risk parasitism pasture contamination pastures Patch choice population density risk avoidance sward sward height
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