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‘Don’t Put the Cart before the Mule!’ Challenging Assumptions Regarding Health-Related Treatment Practices of Working Equid Owners in Northern India

Animals, 2021
This paper challenges assumptions that the health management of working equids among some of India’s poorest communities is mainly dependent upon income, economic influence, or access to veterinary services. Using a mixed-methods approach, hierarchies of
Caroline Nye, Tamlin Watson, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Zoe Raw, Faith Burden   +4 more
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Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool

Animals, 2020
The assessment of animal welfare poses numerous challenges, yet an emerging approach is the consolidation of existing knowledge into new frameworks which can offer standardised approaches to welfare assessment across a variety of contexts. Multiple tools
Zoe Raw, Joao B. Rodrigues, Karen Rickards, Joe Ryding, Stuart L. Norris, Andrew Judge, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin L. Watson, Holly Little, Ben Hart, Rebekah Sullivan, Chris Garrett, Faith A. Burden   +12 more
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The Welfare Aggregation and Guidance (WAG) Tool: A New Method to Summarize Global Welfare Assessment Data for Equids

Animals, 2020
Animal welfare can be represented by an array of indicators. There is, however, increasing demand for concise welfare assessments that can be easily communicated and compared.
Laura M. Kubasiewicz, João B. Rodrigues, Stuart L. Norris, Tamlin L. Watson, Karen Rickards, Nikki Bell, Andrew Judge, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden   +8 more
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A survey report on the donkey original breeding farms in China: Current aspects and future prospective

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionThe number of the large-scale donkey breeding farms in China has increased dramatically. However, information regarding the situation of a Chinese donkey population under large-scale donkey breeding farms is limited.MethodsThis survey report ...
Zhenwei Zhang, Bingjian Huang, Yonghui Wang, Mingxia Zhu, Guiqin Liu, Changfa Wang   +5 more
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Cultural “Blind Spots,” Social Influence and the Welfare of Working Donkeys in Brick Kilns in Northern India

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) work across the globe to improve the welfare of working equids. Despite decades of veterinary and other interventions, welfare issues persist with equids working in brick kilns.
Tamlin L. Watson, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Natasha Chamberlain, Caroline Nye, Caroline Nye, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden   +6 more
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A New Framework for Assessing Equid Welfare: A Case Study of Working Equids in Nepalese Brick Kilns

Animals, 2020
Equids fulfil many different roles within communities. In low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), in addition to providing a source of income, equids also provide essential transport of food, water, and goods to resource-limited and/or isolated ...
Stuart L. Norris, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin L. Watson, Holly A. Little, Atish K. Yadav, Sajana Thapa, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden   +7 more
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The Emergence of Viral Encephalitis in Donkeys by Equid Herpesvirus 8 in China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The equine herpesvirus type 8 (EHV-8) can cause significant economic losses in the global horses and donkey industry. The disease has been associated with abortion and respiratory symptoms.
Tongtong Wang, Leyu Hu, Mengyuan Liu, Tianjiao Wang, Xinyao Hu, Ying Li, Wenqiang Liu, Yubao Li, Yonghui Wang, Huiying Ren, Wei Zhang, Changfa Wang, Liangliang Li   +12 more
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Effects of Concentrate Feeding Sequence on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, VFA Production, and Fecal Microbiota of Weaned Donkeys

Animals, 2023
In this study, effects on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, volatile fatty acids (VFA) production, and fecal microbiota of weaned donkeys were observed using different concentrate feeding sequences.
Lan Xie, Jingya Xing, Xingzhen Qi, Ting Lu, Yaqian Jin, Muhammad Faheem Akhtar, Lanjie Li, Guiqin Liu   +7 more
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No Prescription, No Problem! A Mixed-Methods Study of Antimicrobial Stewardship Relating to Working Equines in Drug Retail Outlets of Northern India

Antibiotics, 2020
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is already occurring among some equids in India. Donkeys and mules are a mobile species moving between regions and international borders, often populating areas of India where private community pharmacies, or medical stores ...
Caroline Nye, Tamlin Watson, Laura Kubasiewicz, Zoe Raw, Faith Burden   +4 more
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Multi-Thoracolumbar Variations and NR6A1 Gene Polymorphisms Potentially Associated with Body Size and Carcass Traits of Dezhou Donkey

Animals, 2022
The number of thoracolumbar vertebrae is a quantitative trait positively correlated with the economic traits of livestock. More thoracolumbar vertebrae individuals could genetically be used to improve the livestock population, as more thoracolumbar ...
Ziwen Liu, Qican Gao, Tianqi Wang, Wenqiong Chai, Yandong Zhan, Faheem Akhtar, Zhenwei Zhang, Yuhua Li, Xiaoyuan Shi, Changfa Wang   +9 more
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