Bull Joaquín, Bas Fernando, Silva-Guzmán Macarena, Wentzel Hope Helen, Keim Juan Pablo, Gandarillas Mónica
Departamento de Ciencias Animales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avda. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Private statistical consultant, Guardia Vieja 441, Santiago 7510318, Chile.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Sep 17;9(9):697. doi: 10.3390/ani9090697.
The aim of this study was to characterize the routine care, training, feeding, and nutritional management of Chilean corralero horses that participated in the rodeos of the Chilean Rodeo Federation. Forty-nine horse farms between the Metropolitan (33°26'16″ south (S) 70°39'01″ west (W)) and Los Lagos Regions (41°28'18″ S 72°56'12″ W), were visited and a survey was conducted on the management and feeding of the Chilean horse. Of the horses which participated in at least one official rodeo in the 2014-2015 season, 275 horses were included in the study. The survey consisted of five questions about general data on the property and the respondent, four questions on the animal characteristics, five questions about where the horses were kept during the day, seven questions to characterize the amount of exercise done by the horse, and 18 questions about feeding practices; additionally, the amount of feed offered was weighed. All horses in this study were in training and kept in their stall for at least 12 h and remained tied or loose for the rest of the day. The intensity of daily exercise of the rodeo Chilean horse could be classified as moderate to heavy and consisted of being worked six days/week and participating in two rodeos/month. Ninety-eight percent of respondents had watering devices in the stables. The diet of the Chilean corralero horse during the training season is based on forages, mainly alfalfa hay, plus oats as an additional energy source. Protein supplements such as oil seed by-products are used less frequently. A wide variation was observed in the diets and quantities of feed offered, which suggests that the feeding management of these individuals is not formulated according to their requirements.
本研究旨在描述参与智利牛仔竞技联合会竞技表演的智利科拉莱罗马的日常护理、训练、饲养及营养管理情况。研究人员走访了位于首都大区（南纬33°26'16″，西经70°39'01″）和湖大区（南纬41°28'18″，西经72°56'12″）之间的49个马场，并对智利马的管理和饲养情况进行了调查。在2014 - 2015赛季至少参加过一次官方竞技表演的马匹中，有275匹马被纳入本研究。该调查包括五个关于马场及受访者基本信息的数据问题、四个关于马匹特征的问题、五个关于马匹白天饲养地点的问题、七个用于描述马匹运动量的问题以及18个关于饲养方式的问题；此外，还对提供的饲料量进行了称重。本研究中的所有马匹均处于训练状态，每天至少在厩舍中停留12小时，其余时间则系着或自由活动。智利竞技表演用马的日常运动量可归类为中等至重度，每周训练六天，每月参加两场竞技表演。98%的受访者在马厩中设有饮水装置。智利科拉莱罗马在训练季节的饮食以草料为主，主要是苜蓿干草，外加燕麦作为额外的能量来源。诸如油籽副产品等蛋白质补充剂的使用频率较低。研究观察到所提供的饮食和饲料量存在很大差异，这表明这些马匹的饲养管理并非根据其需求制定。
