Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review

This review focuses on associations of cortisol and the hormone ghrelin on abnormal oral behaviors, predominantly stereotypic behavior, in horses. Abnormal oral behaviors are prevalent in the stabled horse population. Feeding practice and satiety seem to play a significant role in the development of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juhari, Farah Hanis, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi, Idrus, Zulkifli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
_version_ 1848860627916816384
author Juhari, Farah Hanis
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi
Idrus, Zulkifli
author_facet Juhari, Farah Hanis
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi
Idrus, Zulkifli
author_sort Juhari, Farah Hanis
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description This review focuses on associations of cortisol and the hormone ghrelin on abnormal oral behaviors, predominantly stereotypic behavior, in horses. Abnormal oral behaviors are prevalent in the stabled horse population. Feeding practice and satiety seem to play a significant role in the development of the behaviors. The effect of macronutrients on the occurrence of abnormal oral behaviors and satiety remains to be elucidated in horses. Ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone, is produced by the ghrelinergic cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Ghrelin is found to be involved in various physiological processes such as stress, eating disorders, and food selection. Feed preference in horses is chiefly controlled by their ability to distinguish macronutrients in the food, so the novel approach of the use of ghrelin to tackle the problem in the abnormal oral behaviors may provide promising findings in future research of the occurrence and management of equine stereotypies.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T12:48:15Z
format Article
id upm-88481
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T12:48:15Z
publishDate 2020
publisher Elsevier
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-884812021-12-27T01:27:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/ Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review Juhari, Farah Hanis Lim, Eric Teik Chung Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi Idrus, Zulkifli This review focuses on associations of cortisol and the hormone ghrelin on abnormal oral behaviors, predominantly stereotypic behavior, in horses. Abnormal oral behaviors are prevalent in the stabled horse population. Feeding practice and satiety seem to play a significant role in the development of the behaviors. The effect of macronutrients on the occurrence of abnormal oral behaviors and satiety remains to be elucidated in horses. Ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone, is produced by the ghrelinergic cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Ghrelin is found to be involved in various physiological processes such as stress, eating disorders, and food selection. Feed preference in horses is chiefly controlled by their ability to distinguish macronutrients in the food, so the novel approach of the use of ghrelin to tackle the problem in the abnormal oral behaviors may provide promising findings in future research of the occurrence and management of equine stereotypies. Elsevier 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Juhari, Farah Hanis and Lim, Eric Teik Chung and Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi and Idrus, Zulkifli (2020) Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 39. 90 - 98. ISSN 1558-7878 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787820300605 10.1016/j.jveb.2020.05.012
spellingShingle Juhari, Farah Hanis
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi
Idrus, Zulkifli
Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title_full Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title_fullStr Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title_full_unstemmed Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title_short Discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
title_sort discovering the relationship between dietary nutrients and cortisol and ghrelin hormones in horses exhibiting oral stereotypic behaviour: a review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88481/1/ABSTRACT.pdf