Chaundra Schofield, Megan Jenness, Margaret Maddux,

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The Physiological and Behavioral Effects of
Separation on Horses
Chaundra Schofield, Megan Jenness, Margaret
Maddux, David Matlack, DVM, Sarah Muhrer and
Nathan Trueblood, Ph.D.
Department of Biology Earlham College Richmond,
IN 47374
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Behavior in Comparison
separated from herd
with the herd
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Results include.
separated
separated
herd
herd
Horses separated from the herd had marked
physiologic changes and ? in serum cortisol
levels consistent with a stress response
separated
herd