Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst

Animals living in captivity are often subjected to various kinds of stress. Individuals within species can respond differently to the same stressor depending on differences in coping style and physiology. Active and passive coping is a common way to describe different coping styles in animals and it...

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Autor principal: Maleki, Kimia
Formato: M2
Lenguaje:sueco
Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry (until 231231) 2013
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description Animals living in captivity are often subjected to various kinds of stress. Individuals within species can respond differently to the same stressor depending on differences in coping style and physiology. Active and passive coping is a common way to describe different coping styles in animals and it is likely that these strategies have a high heritability. Individuals with an active coping style are characterized by an urge of control and a higher level of aggression than individuals with passive coping style, who in general are more flexible and respond to stress by immobilisation to a greater extent. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to investigate the presence of different coping styles and personality types in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and horses (Equus ferus caballus) and to find fields of application for this information. Little research has been done to investigate active and passive coping in dogs and horses, which is why more research in the area is needed. Many authors suggest that individuals with an active coping style are more liable to develop stereotypies than individuals with a passive coping style. Knowledge about individual differences regarding personality type and coping in animals can be used in the breeding of dogs and horses and also for predicting behavioural problems in these animals.
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spelling RepoSLU57242013-06-24T12:04:38Z Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst Personality and stress response in animals – with focus on dogs and horses Maleki, Kimia aktiv passiv personlighet personlighetstyper proaktiv reaktiv stereotypier stress stresshantering active coping coping style passive personality proactive reactive stereotypies Animals living in captivity are often subjected to various kinds of stress. Individuals within species can respond differently to the same stressor depending on differences in coping style and physiology. Active and passive coping is a common way to describe different coping styles in animals and it is likely that these strategies have a high heritability. Individuals with an active coping style are characterized by an urge of control and a higher level of aggression than individuals with passive coping style, who in general are more flexible and respond to stress by immobilisation to a greater extent. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to investigate the presence of different coping styles and personality types in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and horses (Equus ferus caballus) and to find fields of application for this information. Little research has been done to investigate active and passive coping in dogs and horses, which is why more research in the area is needed. Many authors suggest that individuals with an active coping style are more liable to develop stereotypies than individuals with a passive coping style. Knowledge about individual differences regarding personality type and coping in animals can be used in the breeding of dogs and horses and also for predicting behavioural problems in these animals. Husdjur och andra djur som hålls i fångenskap, utsätts ofta för olika former av stress. Individer inom samma art kan reagera olika på stress beroende på skillnader i personlighetstyp och fysiologi. Bland djur talar man ofta om aktiva och passiva hanterare, där aktiva hanterare är mer aggressiva och i behov av kontroll medan passiva hanterare i allmänhet är mer flexibla och ofta reagerar på stress genom immobilisering. Bakom dessa personlighetstyper finns troligtvis en genetisk faktor. Syftet med det här kandidatarbetet är att utreda förekomsten av olika typer av stresshantering och olika personlighetstyper hos hund (Canis lupus familiaris) och häst (Equus ferus caballus) samt att belysa hur information om detta kan vara till nytta inom djurhållningen. Varken hos hundar eller hos hästar finns i litteraturen tydliga bevis för dessa personlighetstyper, varför mer forskning inom området behövs. Flera studier tyder på att individer av aktiv hanteringstyp är mer benägna att utveckla stereotypier, än individer av passiv hanteringstyp. Kunskap om skillnader i personlighetstyp och stresshantering mellan individer inom samma art kan användas i avelsarbetet för hundar och hästar, öka djurägarens förståelse för sina djur samt förutsäga beteendeproblem hos dessa djur. SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry (until 231231) 2013 M2 swe eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5724/
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reaktiv
stereotypier
stress
stresshantering
active
coping
coping style
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personality
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reactive
stereotypies
Maleki, Kimia
Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title_full Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title_fullStr Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title_full_unstemmed Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title_short Personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
title_sort personlighetstyper och stressrespons hos djur – med fokus på hund och häst
topic aktiv
passiv
personlighet
personlighetstyper
proaktiv
reaktiv
stereotypier
stress
stresshantering
active
coping
coping style
passive
personality
proactive
reactive
stereotypies