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Drinking behavior
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Zeitler-Feicht, Margit |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | DRINKING PROCESSANDWATER REQUIREMENT Horses are suction drinkers. To take in water, they tightly close the upper and lower lips and only leave a small opening. When exercising suction, they thereby establish negative pressure. Due to the resulting vacuum, water can be swallowed in long swigs. During water intake, horses hold their head in a horizontal position relative to their downward stretched neck. Even domesticated horses frequently interrupt water intake in order to observe the environment. Prior to drinking and on their way to the water source, many horses will already exhibit tongue and chewing movements. Following drinking, most horses exhibit further chewing movements and will drip some water from their mouths. Book Name: Horse Behaviour Explained |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2013-0-19339-1&isbn=9780429068188&doi=10.1201/b16494-17&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 68 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Starting Page | 67 |
| DOI | 10.1201/b16494-17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2003-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Horse Behaviour Explained Behavior Drinking Horses Tongue Suction Chewing Downward Drinkers Tightly |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
