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INDICATORS TO ASSESS EQUIDS WELFARE ON FARM AND DURING TRANSPORT
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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Updated Codes of Welfare published for dogs, cats and equids in England
There are approximately 8.5 million dogs, 8 million cats and 1 million horses in the United Kingdom. According to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Section 9), any person responsible for an animal is required to take all reasonable steps to meet the needs of that animal.
E Carter
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Strategies for improving the welfare of working equids in the Americas: a Chilean example [PDF]
In the past, the use of animals for transport and traction has been of economic importance all over the world, and this is still the case in certain areas of the world today, especially in rural and peri-urban areas of developing and transition countries.
Tamara Tadich, L.H. STUARDO ESCOBAR
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Equids are still used for diverse chores in Mexico and are essential for the livelihoods of numerous families. Appropriate health and behavior are prerequisites for performing work without affecting welfare. This study aimed to assess the welfare of working equids in Tuliman, applying the hands-on donkey tool.
Francisco Galindo+4 more
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Euthanasia in a UK equid rescue and welfare charity: A case series [PDF]
Amelia Cameron+14 more
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Strangles screening at a UK equid rescue and welfare charity centre [PDF]
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Effects of telemetry collars on two free-roaming feral equid species. [PDF]
There are two species of free-roaming feral equids in North America: horses (Equus caballus) and donkeys or "burros" (E. asinus). Both species were introduced as domestic animals to North America in the early 1500s and currently inhabit rangelands across
Kathryn A Schoenecker+5 more
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World Horse Welfare online collection of research on working equids [PDF]
Roly Owers, Celia M. Marr
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The COVID-19 pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020. The working equid community includes some of the world’s most marginalised people, who rely on animals for their daily lives and livelihoods.
Isabella Wild+3 more
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