Evaluation of long-term welfare initiatives on working equid welfare and social transmission of knowledge in Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Working equids play an essential role in supporting livelihoods, providing resilience and income security to people around the world, yet their welfare is often poor.
Emily Haddy +7 more
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A New Framework for Assessing Equid Welfare: A Case Study of Working Equids in Nepalese Brick Kilns [PDF]
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 +7 more
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Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool [PDF]
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 +12 more
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One welfare: Linking poverty, equid ownership and equid welfare in the brick kilns of India – ERRATUM [PDF]
Animal Welfare, 2023 LM Kubasiewicz +8 more
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“What can we do to actually reach all these animals?” Evaluating approaches to improving working equid welfare [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 NGOs utilise a range of programming to bring about desired changes. This study examines the advantages and limitations of the range of approaches used by one particular NGO sector: working equid welfare organisations, from the perspective of NGO staff ...
Emily Haddy +5 more
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Scoping Review of the Socioeconomic Value of Working Equids, and the Impact of Educational Interventions Aimed at Improving Their Welfare [PDF]
AnimalsWorking equids support millions of people globally, especially in low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries. However, they commonly suffer from poor welfare and are typically overlooked in policy and funding decisions.
Amelia Cameron +4 more
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The Welfare Aggregation and Guidance (WAG) Tool: A New Method to Summarize Global Welfare Assessment Data for Equids [PDF]
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 +8 more
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Documenting the Welfare and Role of Working Equids in Rural Communities of Portugal and Spain [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Recently, the need for a more holistic approach to welfare assessment has been highlighted. This is particularly pertinent in the case of working equids who provide vital support for human livelihoods, often in low- to middle-income countries, yet suffer
Emily Haddy +4 more
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Diseases of Working Equids in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Critical Review [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Working equids provide a crucial contribution to the livelihoods and food security of communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nevertheless, they are a neglected category within animal health policies and interventions of governmental and
Marta Bonsi +2 more
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Trialling Locally Made, Low-Cost Bits to Improve Bit-Related Welfare Problems in Cart Horses: Findings from a Study in Senegal [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Bits used for cart horses in Senegal are typically made of recovered construction iron and often have defects related to design, shape, fit and metal quality. Consequently, there is widespread presence of bit-related oral injury amongst these equids.
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