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<p dir="ltr">Heat stress is one of the leading welfare concerns for modern swine production globally. Swine are especially susceptible as the species has inactive sudoriferous glands and, as a result, these animals thermoregulate mainly through behaviors such as wallowing and rooting up cooler patches of ground. In commercial settings, access to open ground or wallowing pits would present a threat to the animals’ health in the form of a vector for diseases and parasites. This puts aspects of swine welfare in direct conflict with one another, while public legislature and consumer pressures increasingly call for approaches to animal welfare that encompass all aspects of welfare to be considered. Efforts towards improved welfare are also crucial to the environmental and economical sustainability for producers and consumers. Previous genetic selection tactics used in swine herds focused intensely on a few traits and have led to modern animals being highly productive but also more environmentally sensitive. Intensely selected animals have energy margins that are narrower and more devoted to higher production leaving less accommodations for resilience in moments of stress. Since swine behaviorally thermoregulate, the use of behavior studies combined with those of genetics is one possible way to effectively identify heritable aspects of climatic resilience into future herds while still improving production traits. The primary objectives of this thesis were to develop an ethogram that can be used to base phenotypes of behavior; calculate the variance components of the behavior traits; correlate these components with those of maternal productivity and heat tolerance; and finally explore the genetic background of the behavior traits based on the identification of genomic markers significantly associated with them. Data was collected on 1,678 Landrace × Large White sows from a commercial swine herd in North Carolina. The data comprised information on climatic factors, litter performance, and behavior during a standardized human handling procedure in the summer of 2021. These animals were genotyped using the PorcineSNP50K Bead Chip (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). These studies describe the development of an ethogram for use on lactating sows in a commercial setting in order to create the novel behavior traits of Responsiveness Score (RS), Vocalization Score (VS), and Shave Time (ST). The genetic variance components were then estimated, and heritabilities found to be 0.17 ± 0.05 for RS, 0.15 ± 0.05 for VS, and 0.10 ± 0.05. These novel behavior traits had low genetic correlations with traits of maternal performance and heat stress resilience. Genome-wide association studies were then performed, and 19 genomic markers were significantly associated with the three behavior traits. However, only one region located on chromosome 3 harbors a candidate gene that may play a role in heat stress resilience. Although the novel behavior traits explored in this study are heritable, they were not found to be viable indicator traits for heat stress resilience due to their low genetic correlations with direct indicators of heat tolerance in lactating sows. It is important that additional phenotypic records of behaviors related to welfare are generated in the future to better map their polygenic nature. </p>

The purpose of this study is to display and analyse the barriers of problems that makes it hard to implement the capabilities approach created by Amartya Sen and further developed by Martha C. Nussbaum. The latter is used in this essay. With the help from normative analysis the three barriers and the solutions will be discussed. The barriers are: Human resistance against equality, meat-masculinity and the paradox of eating meat. The solutions put forward to these barriers are: Animal citizenship and animal rights, in vitro meat production and categorization of meat. The barriers and solutions are discussed with the fact that violence and wars are declining in the world and reason and intelligence is increasing, but there are still problems for implementing the capabilities approach. The conclusions of the essay are that there are problems in our society which makes it harder for the capabilities approach to be implemented. There are also solutions to these problems, which are all long term consequences and changes. The conclusions highlights some of the problems in our society and tries to give a guide to how we can solve them.

Le syndrome vache à terre (SVT) est rencontré chez la vache laitière et est une condition d’urgence à évolution rapide où le pronostic est réservé à sombre. Les seuls tests complémentaires disponibles actuellement nécessitent l’utilisation des services d’un laboratoire commercial. La présence d’hypoperfusion locale et systémique ainsi que de lésions cardiaques à la nécropsie rend potentiellement intéressant le dosage de la lactatémie (LAC) et de la troponinémie (cTnI) sanguine. Ces deux biomarqueurs pouvant être analysés à l’aide d’appareils portatifs. L’objectif de la présente étude était d’évaluer la valeur pronostique de la LAC et de la cTnI dosées à la ferme, directement au chevet de la vache laitière atteinte de SVT. Le pourcentage d’issue négative (mort ou euthanasie) à sept jours suivant l’inclusion (d7) était de 63.1 %. La lactatémie n’était pas associée au pronostic vital de l’animal lors de SVT. Par contre, une valeur sanguine de cTnI >0.7 ng/mL était associée à une issue négative à d7 (sensibilité, spécificité, valeurs prédictives positive et négative respectivement de 54.1 %, 78.4 %, 82.0 % et 48.3 %). L’utilisation d’un modèle de régression logistique multivariable a montré que cette hypertroponinémie était associée à un risque d’issue négative à d7 5.5 fois (IC95%: 2.1-14.6) plus grand que le groupe présentant une cTnI ≤ 0.07 ng/mL. De plus, les animaux ayant une FC >100 BPM étaient 3.7 fois plus à risque (IC95%: 1.5-10.2) de subir une issue négative à d7 que ceux présentant une FC≤100 BPM. / Downer cow syndrome (DCS) is observed in dairy cattle and is an emergency condition that progresses rapidly and whose prognosis is reserved to poor. The only available complementary tests require the services of a commercial laboratory. The presence of local and/or systemic hypoperfusion, along with the presence of cardiac lesions at necropsy renders the dosage of lactatemia (LAC) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the blood potentially interesting. These two biomarkers being measurable through the analysis of portable equipment, the present study objective was to evaluate the prognostic value of measuring LAC and cTnl directly at the side of the dairy cow affected by DCS. The percentage of negative outcome (death or euthanasia; NO) seven days following the study inclusion (d7) was 63.1%. LAC was not associated with the prognosis of the animal suffering from DCS. However, a blood cTnl value of ˃0.7ng/mL was associated with a NO before d7 (sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values of 54.1, 78.4, 82.0, and 48.3%, respectively). The use of a logistic multivariable model demonstrated that hypertroponinemia was associated with a NO risk 5.5 greater (95%CI: 2.1-14.6) by d7 than animals presented with a blood cTnl value of ≤ 0,07ng/mL. The animals presenting a HR > 100BPM were 3.7 times more at risk (95%CI: 1.5-10.2) of exiting the herd by d7 than the animals with a HR of ≤ 100BPM.

Cada vez mais o bem-estar animal (BEA) está ganhando espaço no cenário mundial, tanto pela pressão dos países importadores, quanto pela demanda de uma sociedade mais consciente em relação às condições de vida dos animais de produção. Apesar da preocupação crescente com o BEA, são escassos os estudos sobre o bem-estar humano (BEH) nas fazendas e como ele poderia influenciar o BEA. Dessa maneira, a presente pesquisa teve como principais objetivos: analisar a relação entre bem-estar humano e bem-estar animal em propriedades leiteiras e a influência do treinamento nas atitudes, no comportamento, no conhecimento técnico de manejadores (trabalhadores e proprietários) e no medo experimentado por vacas leiteiras. As principais conclusões foram que fazendas pontuadas em nível bom de BEA apresentaram maior pontuação de BEH e fazendas pontuadas em nível aceitável de BEA apresentaram menor pontuação de BEH. Em adição, o treinamento foi positivo no comportamento humano em relação às vacas leiteiras, na diminuição do medo que as vacas têm do humano e no conhecimento técnico em BEA. De acordo com esses resultados, quanto maior o nível de BEH maior o nível BEA e o treinamento em BEA influenciou os comportamentos, os conhecimentos técnicos, o medo em vacas e as atitudes dos trabalhadores. / Increasingly, animal welfare (AW) has been gaining ground on the world stage, both by pressure from importing countries, as the demand for a more conscious society regarding the living conditions for farm animals. Despite the growing concern on AW, there are few studies on human welfare (SW) in farms and how it could influence AW. Thus, the present study aimed: to analyze the relationship between stockpeople welfare and animal welfare in dairy farms and the influence of training on attitudes, behaviour, technical expertise of stockpeople (employees and owners) and fear experienced by dairy cattle. The main conclusions were that farms scored in good AW level had a higher SW score and farms scored in acceptable AW level had lower SW scores. In addition, training was positive on human behaviour towards dairy cows, on reducing fearful cows, and on AW technical expertise. According to these results, the higher AW\'s level, the higher SW\'s level.

Die zunehmend kritische Betrachtung von Tierhaltungssystemen durch den Verbraucher erfordert eine wissenschaftliche Bewertung der Tiergerechtheit und der arteigenen Bedürfnisse von Nutztieren. Konventionelle ballaststoffarme Schweinemastfutter entsprechen nicht den ethologischen und ernährungsphysiologischen Ansprüchen der Tiere. Verhaltensstörungen sind daher bei Schweinen verbreitet. Der gewählte Forschungsansatz geht davon aus, dass eine erhöhte Befriedigung der Fressmotivation durch rohfaserreiche Futtermittel hier Abhilfe schaffen kann. Daher wurden je 14 Börge über eine Mastperiode mit einer lignocellulosehaltigen Ration gefüttert und mit einer konventionell gemästeten Tiergruppe verglichen. Die Futteraufnahme der Tiere wurde am Fressplatz mit RFID-Respondern registriert. Dabei zeigte sich, dass rohfaserreich gefütterte Schweine langsamer, länger und seltener fraßen und insgesamt weniger Futter aufnahmen. Das lässt auf ein erhöhtes Sättigungsgefühl der Tiere schließen. Das Aktivitäts- und Erkundungsverhalten wurde durch eine Kombination verschiedener Methoden gemessen. Videoanalysen belegten, dass die Tiere beider Gruppen etwa gleich lang ruhten. Die Rohfasertiere zeigten sich dabei weniger empfindlich gegenüber der Umgebungstemperatur. Die Erkundungsintensität, die mittels Respondern gemessen wurde, war ebenfalls nicht durch das Futter beeinflusst. Rohfaserreich gefütterte Schweine zeigten allerdings weniger Interesse an einem Spielzeug und weniger agonistische Auseinandersetzungen. Die Konkurrenz am Futterautomaten war wegen der längeren Fresszeit jedoch erhöht. Vermutlich war die Haltungsumwelt nicht geeignet, bestimmte Unterschiede im Verhalten der Schweine festzustellen. Die Rohfasertiere wuchsen langsamer als die Kontrolltiere, hatten jedoch Schlachtkörper mit erhöhtem Muskelfleischanteil. Die Futterverwertung unterschied sich nicht. Rohfaserreiches Futter verbessert offensichtlich beim Mastschwein die Sättigung und erhöht das Tierwohl. / Animal welfare is of growing importance to consumers of animal products. The development of animal-friendly housing systems and the research on the animal’s requirements are thus aspects of interest. Conventional feeds for fattening pigs are poor in dietary fibre and do not meet the ethologic and nutritional physiologic needs of pigs. This presumably this leads to misdirected behaviour and behavioural disorders, which are widespread in growing pigs. Numerous studies indicate that fibrous feed causes a higher satiation. The thesis on hand is based on the approach that a high level of crude fibre for fattening pigs leads to a reduced motivation to feed and to explore and thus provides relief to the animals. To investigate this, groups of 14 castrated male pigs were fed with a ration containing lignocelluloses during an entire fattening period and were compared to conventionally fed pigs. The feeding pattern of the animals was recorded using RFID responders. Pigs receiving high-fibre feed ate slower, longer and less often and consumed less feed than control pigs. This indicated an improved satiation. Activity and explorative behaviour was measured using various methods. Video analysis showed that both groups performed the same amount of resting behaviour. When choosing a place to rest, high-fibre pigs were less sensitive to their ambient temperature. The intensity of exploration, which was RFID-recorded, was not influenced by the feed. However, high-fibre pigs showed less interest in a toy and less agonistic behaviour. The competition at the feeders was higher, probably because of the prolonged feeding time. Presumably the housing conditions were not suitable for the detection of differences in explorative behaviour between high-fibre and control groups. High-fibre pigs fattened less than control pigs, but delivered better carcasses. The feed conversion was the same for both groups. Fibrous feed apparently enhances satiety in growing pigs and improves animal welfare.

In dieser Arbeit wurden Untersuchungen zur Ontogenese des Fressverhaltens von Milchkühen durchgeführt und zwei mitentwickelte Sensorsysteme zur Überwachung des tierindividuellen Fress- und Wiederkauverhaltens wissenschaftlich bewertet. Das Fressverhalten erstlaktierender Kühen unterschied sich deutlich von dem älterer Kühe. Besonders große Unterschiede fanden sich hier in der Fressgeschwindigkeit, die bei älteren Kühen deutlich größer war. Auch die Fresszeit unterschied sich deutlich zwischen Jung- und Altkühen, allerdings nicht im gleichen Maß wie die Fressgeschwindigkeit. Zur Überwachung des Fress-und Wiederkauverhaltens wurden zwei verschiedene sensorbasierte Systeme eingesetzt. Das RFID-basiertes System erwies sich bei der Erfassung des Fressverhaltens als ungeeignet aufgrund des großen infrastrukturellen Aufwands und der unzureichenden Erfassung der Tiere am Fressgitter. Dennoch konnten vergleichbare Ergebnisse mit der Literatur bei der Charakterisierung des Fressverhaltens erzielt werden. Auch konnten Unterschiede im Fressverhalten zwischen gesunden und auffälligen Kühen festgestellt werden. Das elektromyographiebasierte Sensorsystem erwies sich als gut geeignet, um das tierindividuelle Wiederkauverhalten zu erfassen und zu analysieren. Anhand der Detailanalyse der Signale konnte ein Wiederkaukriterium, ähnlich dem Mahlzeitenkriterium, ermittelt werden. Des Weiteren zeigten sich die Vorteile im Abgleich mit den RFID-basierten Wiegetrögen. Letztere weisen in den Fresszeiten Ungenauigkeiten auf, da sie die tatsächliche Maulaktivität nicht erfassen können. Trotzdem sind sie wichtig, da die quantitative Erfassung der Futteraufnahme mit anderen Systemen derzeit nicht möglich ist und die gezeigten Zusammenhänge zwischen Fress- und Wiederkauverhalten zu stark variieren, um allgemeingültige Aussagen zur Menge des aufgenommenen Futters zu treffen. An dieser Stelle müssen weitere Forschungsvorhaben ansetzen. / In this work the ontogenesis of feeding behavior of dairy cows was investigated and two co-developed sensor systems for monitoring feeding and ruminating scientifically evaluated. It appears that the feeding behavior of first-lactation cows significantly differs from that of older cows. Particularly noticeable differences were found for the feeding speed, which was much higher for older cows. The feeding times of young and old cows differed as well, but to a lesser extent. In order to monitor feeding and ruminating two different sensor-based systems wer used. It turned out that the RFID-based system is a rather unfit choice due to its extensive infrastructure requirements and the insufficient registration of the animals at the feed fence. However, measured results are comparable to those found in previous studies of typical feeding behavior. In addition, differences in the behavioral patterns of healthy cows and of ailing cows were noted. The electromyography-based sensor system appears to be quite suitable for documenting and evaluating animal-specific rumination patterns. Based on the detailed analysis of the signals, it was possible to determine a rumination variable, similar to the meals variable. This approach is also advantageous compared to the RFID-based weighing troughs in that the latter suffer from inaccuracies in the feeding times due to their inability to measure actual mouth activity. Nevertheless, these RFID-based systems play an important role as they currently provide the only option for quantitative measurements of feed intake. Furthermore, the noted correlations between feeding and rumination patterns vary too much to allow absolute statements on the amount of feed intake. Additional studies will have to explore these issues further.

Cada vez mais o bem-estar animal (BEA) está ganhando espaço no cenário mundial, tanto pela pressão dos países importadores, quanto pela demanda de uma sociedade mais consciente em relação às condições de vida dos animais de produção. Apesar da preocupação crescente com o BEA, são escassos os estudos sobre o bem-estar humano (BEH) nas fazendas e como ele poderia influenciar o BEA. Dessa maneira, a presente pesquisa teve como principais objetivos: analisar a relação entre bem-estar humano e bem-estar animal em propriedades leiteiras e a influência do treinamento nas atitudes, no comportamento, no conhecimento técnico de manejadores (trabalhadores e proprietários) e no medo experimentado por vacas leiteiras. As principais conclusões foram que fazendas pontuadas em nível bom de BEA apresentaram maior pontuação de BEH e fazendas pontuadas em nível aceitável de BEA apresentaram menor pontuação de BEH. Em adição, o treinamento foi positivo no comportamento humano em relação às vacas leiteiras, na diminuição do medo que as vacas têm do humano e no conhecimento técnico em BEA. De acordo com esses resultados, quanto maior o nível de BEH maior o nível BEA e o treinamento em BEA influenciou os comportamentos, os conhecimentos técnicos, o medo em vacas e as atitudes dos trabalhadores. / Increasingly, animal welfare (AW) has been gaining ground on the world stage, both by pressure from importing countries, as the demand for a more conscious society regarding the living conditions for farm animals. Despite the growing concern on AW, there are few studies on human welfare (SW) in farms and how it could influence AW. Thus, the present study aimed: to analyze the relationship between stockpeople welfare and animal welfare in dairy farms and the influence of training on attitudes, behaviour, technical expertise of stockpeople (employees and owners) and fear experienced by dairy cattle. The main conclusions were that farms scored in good AW level had a higher SW score and farms scored in acceptable AW level had lower SW scores. In addition, training was positive on human behaviour towards dairy cows, on reducing fearful cows, and on AW technical expertise. According to these results, the higher AW\'s level, the higher SW\'s level.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2018-09-12T18:08:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Julia Dias Villas Boas.pdf: 1378660 bytes, checksum: 2a1537e1b92056b0327c8e50b73feb34 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-12T18:08:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Julia Dias Villas Boas.pdf: 1378660 bytes, checksum: 2a1537e1b92056b0327c8e50b73feb34 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-28 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq / The horse has a natural predisposition for the sport, however, its use in competitions can result in stress related problems that impair its sporting performance and especially its health. In this way it is fundamental not only to understand how the different risk and resilience factors to different stressors influence the response to stress, but also to develop strategies that can prevent or minimize the deleterious effects of stress. In this sense, acupuncture is an ancient technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been used in the treatment and prevention of stress-related diseases. The present study proposed the use of two models of stress: one physical (physical exercise) and another psychological (startle model) to verify the reactivity to the stress of athletes horses. In addition, it was also evaluated if horses of different sporting modalities present different psychological stress responses and if acupuncture can alter the responses to physical stress. In the experiment 1, 16 Thoroughbred race horses were submitted to a exercise in the field of high intensity and short duration (12 m / s, 4 min). The RR intervals for analysis of the Heart Rate Variability were acquired through the Polar Equine ? heart rate monitor and blood samples were collected before and immediately after 2h, 4h, 6h, and 24h after exercise. The exercise promoted autonomic alterations in the sympatho-vagal balance since it significantly increased the low frequency component (LF), the heart rate and the LF / HF ratio, and decreased the high frequency component (HF) (p <0.01). There was an increase in hematocrit, plasma proteins, glucose and plasma lactate immediately after exercise (p <0.001). There was an increase (p <0.01) in serum cortisol values after 30 minutes, returning to baseline values after 60 min. However, no significant difference was observed in plasma cytokines IL-1? and IL-6 between moments after exercise and baseline. In experiment 2, horses of the experimental group 1 after exercise were randomly divided into two groups: CTL (C2): Control (without manipulation) and ACUP (C2)): animals submitted to weekly sessions of acupuncture at points VG1, C7, VG20 and B52 for 10 weeks. After the treatment period the animals repeated the same exercise and the same parameters were analyzed. Acupuncture reduced the LF / HF ratio, promoting a faster recovery of the animals, showing no influence on the other parameters analyzed. In the experiment 3, 24 equines were used, from three equestrian modes: Polo (PSI) (n = 9), Dressage (Brazilian Horse Riding) (n = 6) and Endurance (n=6) were subjected to the experimental model of startling through the abrupt opening of an umbrella. The results showed that endurance horses presented a significantly less intense startle-induced autonomic response than Polo and Dressage horses (lower LF / HF ratio at the time of the jump), paradoxically Enduro horses have cortisol levels in response in response to the startle than Polo horses. However, there was no difference between the modalities in the behavioral response after the startle, and Polo horses had significantly higher baseline levels of cortisol than the other modalities and did not change their cortisol levels in response to stress. Thus, we can conclude that 1) the exercise in the field of high intensity and short duration promoted adaptive changes characteristic of stress, being able to be used in studies of reactivity to stress in race horses; 2) acupuncture has a modulating effect on the stress-induced autonomic response in athletic horses, and 3) the equestrian modalities of Dressage, Polo and Endurance present different stress reactivity / O cavalo tem uma predisposi??o natural para o esporte, no entanto, o seu uso em competi??es pode resultar em problemas relacionados ao estresse que prejudicam seu desempenho esportivo e principalmente a sua sa?de. Desta forma ? fundamental n?o apenas entender como os diferentes fatores de risco e de resili?ncia a diferentes estressores influenciam a resposta ao estresse, como tamb?m desenvolver estrat?gias que possam prevenir ou minimizar os efeitos delet?rios do estresse. Neste sentido a acupuntura ? uma t?cnica milenar da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa que tem sido utilizada no tratamento e preven??es de doen?as relacionadas ao estresse. O presente estudo prop?s o uso de dois modelos de estresse: um f?sico (exerc?cio f?sico) e outro psicol?gico (modelo de sobressalto) para verificar a reatividade ao estresse de cavalos atletas. Al?m disso, tamb?m foi avaliado se cavalos de diferentes modalidades esportivas apresentam respostas ao estresse de psicol?gico distintas e se acupuntura pode alterar as respostas ao estresse f?sico. No experimento 1, 16 equinos de corrida da ra?a Puro Sangue Ingl?s foram submetidos ao exerc?cio a campo de alta intensidade e curta dura??o (12 m/s, 4min). Os intervalos RR para an?lise da Variabilidade da Frequencia Card?aca foram adquiridos atrav?s do frequenc?metro card?aco Polar Equine? e as amostras de sangue foram coletadas antes e, imediatamente, 2h, 4h, 6h, e 24h ap?s o exerc?cio. O exerc?cio promoveu altera??es auton?micas no balan?o simpato-vagal uma vez que aumentou significativamente o componente de baixa frequ?ncia (LF), a frequ?ncia card?aca e a raz?o LF/HF e diminuiu o componente de alta frequ?ncia (HF) (p < 0.01). Houve aumento do hemat?crito, das prote?nas plasm?ticas, glicose e lactato plasm?tico imediatamente ap?s o exerc?cio (p < 0.001). Houve aumento (p<0.01) nos valores s?ricos de cortisol ap?s 30 minutos, retornando aos valores basais ap?s 60min. No entanto, n?o foi observado diferen?a significativa nas citocinas plasm?ticas IL-1? e IL-6 entre os momentos ap?s exerc?cio e o momento basal. No experimento 2: os equinos do experimento 1 ap?s o exerc?cio foram aleatoriamente divididos em dois grupos: CTL (C2): Controle (sem manipula??o) e ACUP (C2)ACUP (C2): animais submetidos a sess?es semanais de acupuntura nos pontos VG1, C7, VG20 e B52 durante 10 semanas. Ap?s o per?odo de tratamento os animais repetiram o mesmo exerc?cio e foram analisados os mesmos par?metros. A acupuntura reduziu a raz?o LF/HF, promovendo uma recupera??o mais r?pida dos animais n?o apresentando influ?ncia nos demais par?metros analisados. No experimento 3, foram utilizados 24 equinos, pertencentes a tr?s modalidades equetres: P?lo (ra?a PSI) (n=9), Adestramento (ra?a Brasileiro de Hipismo) (n=6) e Enduro (Puro Sangue ?rabe) (n=9) submetidos ao modelo experimental de sobressalto atrav?s da abertura abrupta de um guarda-chuva. Os resultados mostraram que cavalos de enduro apresentaram resposta auton?mica induzida pelo sobressalto significativamente menos intensa que cavalos de Polo e Adestramento (menor raz?o LF/HF no momento do sobressalto), paradoxalmente cavalos de Enduro possuem n?veis de cortisol em resposta ao sobressalto mais altos que cavalos de Polo. N?o houve diferen?a entre as modalidades na resposta comportamental ap?s o sobressalto, no entanto cavalos de P?lo apresentam n?veis basais de cortisol significativamente mais altos que as demais modalidades e n?o variaram seus n?veis de cortisol em resposta ao estresse. Dessa forma, podemos concluir que 1) o exerc?cio a campo de alta intensidade e curta dura??o promoveu altera??es adaptativas caracter?stica de estresse, podendo ser utilizado em estudos de reatividade ao estresse em cavalos de corrida; 2) a acupuntura tem um efeito modulador da resposta auton?mica induzida pelo estresse em cavalos atletas e 3) as modalidades equestres de Adestramento, Polo e enduro apresentam reatividade ao estresse distintas