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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.
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Mule trains to mountain roads: the role of working mules in supporting resilient communities in the Himalayas [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceWorking equids play a central role in mountainous communities, but their work often goes unnoticed by the wider world, with sparse documentation of their role, value, or welfare – a state which often extends to their human counterparts.
Laura M. Kubasiewicz +4 more
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Pasture Heterogeneity Improves Donkey Welfare: Effects of Structural Variation, Species Diversity, and Sward Height on Herd Emotional States [PDF]
AnimalsGrazing environment plays a key role in the welfare of domestic herbivores. In the UK, donkeys are typically kept on species-poor, agriculturally improved grasslands that offer limited dietary and behavioural opportunities.
Jessie Fitts +7 more
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One welfare: Linking poverty, equid ownership and equid welfare in the brick kilns of India
Animal Welfare, 2022 AbstractThe brick kilns in India are associated with extremely low pay, poor working conditions and a lack of regulation. Equids, however, may provide a route out of poverty by enabling workers to access a higher income. The relatively higher financial returns from healthy equids could also motivate welfare improvements.
LM Kubasiewicz +8 more
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Animals, 2021 It is widely assumed that working equid husbandry is carried out by men, and women are often not recognised as facilitating equid welfare. The aim of this study is to investigate how working equids contribute to women’s livelihoods in six of the World ...
Molly A. Vasanthakumar +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Assessing the impact of draught load pulling on welfare in equids
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 About 112 million working equids are the source of income for 600 million people globally. Many equids are used for pulling loads (up to 15,000 kg per day) to transport goods. Most of them are associated with brick kilns, mining, and agriculture industries in developing countries.
Syed S. U. H. Bukhari +3 more
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Mammary gland physiology and farm management of dairy mares and jennies
JDS Communications, 2022 Equid milk is arousing increasing interest in consumers and researchers because of its similarity in composition to human milk. The low and different protein content makes equid milk it suitable for children with cow milk protein allergy.
Pasquale De Palo +2 more
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Comparison of working equid welfare across three regions of Mexico [PDF]
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2020 Abstract Background Factors affecting working equid welfare are wide‐ranging and reflect cultural, economic and climatic conditions, the type of work equids are used for, and individual differences in the practices of their handlers.
Emily Haddy +5 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Working equid populations are mainly present in low to middle-income countries, their work directly contributing to the lives of people reliant on their presence.
Tamlin Watson +5 more
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