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Abstract：
The identification of typical behaviors in stage I of parturition, the opening phase, can be used to improve birth monitoring in the mare. Therefore, this study aimed to comprehensively analyze mare behavior during the opening phase. Real-time recordings of 66 births involving 56 warmblood mares were analyzed using camera footage. Behaviors such as increased locomotor activity, pawing with front hooves, lifting the tail, rolling, kicking with the hind legs toward the abdomen, and looking at the abdomen increased significantly (p < 0.001) in the four hours preceding parturition. Within the last hour of the observation period, a statistically significant change was observed for the duration of lying in the sternal and lateral position (p < 0.001). Significant correlations were observed between parity and the total number of repetitions of lying in the sternal position (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the birth process influenced the repetitions of lying in the lateral position (p < 0.05). These findings indicate distinct behavioral patterns during the opening phase of parturition, which were evident across the observed mares. Nonetheless, notable individual differences were also identified among the mares.
摘要：
对分娩第一阶段典型行为的识别，开放阶段,可用于改善母马的出生监测。因此,这项研究旨在全面分析开放阶段的母马行为。使用相机镜头分析了66例新生儿的实时记录，其中涉及56例温血母马。运动活动增加等行为，用前蹄抓，抬起尾巴，滚动,用后腿踢向腹部，并且在分娩前4小时观察腹部显著增加(p<0.001)。在观察期的最后一个小时内，观察到胸骨和侧卧位的持续时间有统计学意义的变化(p<0.001).在胎次和躺在胸骨位置的重复总数之间观察到显着相关性（p<0.05）。此外，出生过程影响侧卧位的重复（p<0.05）。这些发现表明在分娩的开始阶段有不同的行为模式，这在观察到的母马中很明显。尽管如此，在母马之间也发现了显着的个体差异。
