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A new study at Aarhus University shows that it is possible to identify fearful horses at a very early age by means of an objective fear test. This…
It seems like the rider’s weight does not affect the horse’s welfare as much previously expected. Neither the horse’s stress hormone level, heart rate…
Yes, it looks like it. Researchers at Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, have studied what it means to young horses to be exposed to a…
Horses benefit from grazing – both in terms of their physical and psychological well-being. However, insects and summer heat can affect and may be a…
From 7-10 August, Aarhus University hosted the yearly conference in International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE). Therefore, researchers from all…
Everybody working professionally with animal husbandry within the fields of housing and management has the chance of acquiring interesting and useful…
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Associate Professor Janne Winther Christensen
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Behaviour, stress and welfare.
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The course is intended for PhD students and researchers working on microbiology and/or microbial resistance.
The aim is to give PhD students an overview of the concept of animal pain from a biological perspective.
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![[Translate to English:] Lektor Janne Winther Christensen forsker i heste ved Institut for Husdyrvidenskab på Aarhus Universitet i Foulum, hvor hun har gennemført et unikt langtidsstudie om frygtadfærd hos føl og ungheste. Foto: Viborg Stifts Folkeblad.](https://anivet.au.dk/fileadmin/_processed_/d/4/csm_jwc1_bba750b2a8.jpg "[Translate to English:] Lektor Janne Winther Christensen forsker i heste ved Institut for Husdyrvidenskab på Aarhus Universitet i Foulum, hvor hun har gennemført et unikt langtidsstudie om frygtadfærd hos føl og ungheste. Foto: Viborg Stifts Folkeblad")
![[Translate to English:] En gruppe ungheste i forsøget i forbindelse med frygttesten, hvor hestene udsættes for et "skræmmeobjekt" i form af en paraply. Foto: Janne Winther Christensen.](https://anivet.au.dk/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_test_paraply_33149248a7.jpg "[Translate to English:] En gruppe ungheste i forsøget i forbindelse med frygttesten, hvor hestene udsættes for et \"skræmmeobjekt\" i form af en paraply. Foto: Janne Winther Christensen.")
![[Translate to English:] Det kan være surt at være hest i sommervarmen på grund af generende insekter. Foto: Janne W. Christensen.](https://anivet.au.dk/fileadmin/_processed_/3/b/csm_Hest_insekt_44a47e36f8.jpg "[Translate to English:] Det kan være surt at være hest i sommervarmen på grund af generende insekter. Foto: Janne W. Christensen.")
