The Behavioral Cost of Care: Changes in Maintenance Behavior during Equine-Assisted Interventions [PDF]
AnimalsThis study examined human–animal symbiosis in an animal-assisted intervention through observations of animal maintenance behaviors. The rise of psychotherapy, learning, and recreation incorporating animals warrants exploration of the welfare of the ...
Angela K. Fournier +5 more
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Shared work? Unravelling interspecies entanglements, agency, and the rhythms of equids at work [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceFocusing on donkeys, this paper examines the type and scope of ‘work’ undertaken by working equids in three very different contexts in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Global South (case studies).
Tamlin Watson, Cara Clancy
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From Human Perception of Good Practices to Horse (Equus Caballus) Welfare: Example of Equine-Assisted Activities [PDF]
AnimalsEquine-assisted intervention (EAI) studies deal with clients, whereas very few studies focused on the effects on animals. EAI equids are also submitted to management, which influences their welfare.
Marine Grandgeorge +3 more
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What Is a Working Equid? Analysis of Current Terminology and a Suggested Definition [PDF]
AnimalsEquids are engaged in myriad types of work across the world, with contexts and industries varying widely between high-, middle- and low-income countries as classified by the World Bank.
Zoe Raw +2 more
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INDICATORS TO ASSESS EQUIDS WELFARE ON FARM AND DURING TRANSPORT
, 2021 Research on equids demonstrated how routine on-farm procedures, resources availability, facilities design, sport and work activities, and transport present several risk factors potentially hampering horses and donkeys welfare. To guarantee horses and donkeys welfare, the first step is to evaluate it in a reliable way, using scientifically sound ...
Francesca Dai
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Forum theatre as a tool to promote positive donkey welfare on Lamu Island, Kenya [PDF]
Animal WelfareWhen targeting human behaviour change for animal welfare improvement, engaging with communities is vital. Equid-reliant communities are often resource poor, geographically isolated and disparities in literacy rates are common, presenting challenges to ...
Emily Haddy +4 more
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Why Should Human-Animal Interactions Be Included in Research of Working Equids’ Welfare? [PDF]
Animals, 2019 The livelihood of working horses’ owners and their families is intimately linked to the welfare of their equids. A proper understanding of human-animal interactions, as well as the main factors that modulate them, is essential for establishing strategies oriented to improve the welfare of animals and their caretakers.
Daniela Luna, Tamara Tadich
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Striving towards access to essential medicines for human and animal health; a situational analysis of access to and use of antifungal medications for histoplasmosis in Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Antifungal medications are vital in combatting fungal diseases that affect over a billion people annually. Antifungal medications for people and equids are scarce in Ethiopia, where lack of resources to treat fungal infection, in particular ...
Eleanor Robertson +5 more
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Strategies for improving the welfare of working equids in the Americas: a Chilean example
Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics), 2014 33
Tamara Tadich, L.H. STUARDO ESCOBAR
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Overview of Donkey Welfare and Husbandry Practices in Asia [PDF]
AnimalsDonkeys (Equus asinus) play a critical role in agricultural, transport, and livelihood systems across Asia, yet they remain among the most neglected domestic species in terms of welfare, management, and research attention.
Abd Ullah +2 more
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