The behaviors of cribbing and wood chewing are developed by a percentage of domestic horses. Dr. Nichols talks about what these behaviors are and how to prevent them.
Additional Resources:
· 2010 - Crib-biting in horses: a review. Applied Animal Behavior Science 12: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2010.07.002
· 2018 - Potential role for selenium in the pathophysiology of crib-biting behavior in horses https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2017.10.003
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