A repetitive habit of some horses which involves the biting and chewing of wood in the stable, causing excessive wear to the front teeth.
（马的）咬槽咽气癖
Example sentencesExamples
This vice is similar to crib-biting but the horse does not grab onto anything with its teeth, it learns to gulp down air simply by creating a vacuum in the mouth.
The heart rate of the crib-biters during crib-biting was lower than during other behaviours.
Recent work by Nicol et al, 2001 has shown that crib-biting in foals is associated with gastric inflammation and ulceration.
Owen gives a full description of crib-biting and wind sucking, and points out that it occurs worldwide in domestic horses and ponies, but does not occur in feral horses and ponies.
Although most foals showed a reduction in crib-biting behaviour over the duration of the trial, the reduction was most marked in the foals on the antacid diet.
Definition of crib-biting in US English:
crib-biting
nounˈkribˌbīdiNG
A repetitive habit of some horses that involves biting and chewing of wood, especially that of doors and mangers, in the stable, causing excessive wear to the front teeth.
（马的）咬槽咽气癖
Example sentencesExamples
This vice is similar to crib-biting but the horse does not grab onto anything with its teeth, it learns to gulp down air simply by creating a vacuum in the mouth.
Owen gives a full description of crib-biting and wind sucking, and points out that it occurs worldwide in domestic horses and ponies, but does not occur in feral horses and ponies.
Recent work by Nicol et al, 2001 has shown that crib-biting in foals is associated with gastric inflammation and ulceration.
Although most foals showed a reduction in crib-biting behaviour over the duration of the trial, the reduction was most marked in the foals on the antacid diet.
The heart rate of the crib-biters during crib-biting was lower than during other behaviours.