Sleeping patterns of horses in selected local horse stables in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Khairuddin, Nurul Hayah, Tengku Azizan, Tengku Rinalfi Putra, Adamu, Lawan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73903/1/Sleeping%20pattern%20of%20horses%20in%20selected%20local%20horse%20stables%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73903/

Horses typically spend between from 4 to 15 hours a day in standing rest and anywhere from minutes to several hours lying down. Horses that have less sleep due to prolonged activities will result in health deterioration and poor welfare. From the literature search and from the authors' knowledg...