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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“We forgot about the donkeys!” An institutional analysis of the shift in animal welfare from direct implementation towards advocacy-based programming [PDF]
Animal WelfareShifts from direct implementation to advocacy-based programming have been documented across many non-governmental organisation (NGO) sectors, including animal welfare.
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Using Qualitative Methods to Explore Farrier-Related Barriers to Successful Farriery Interventions for Equine Welfare in India [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Farriery is a critical component of healthcare services for working equids. However, in India, an informal workforce, lack of structured training facilities and non-implementation of farriery regulations pose challenges for quality farriery. Brooke India,
Dinesh S Mohite +5 more
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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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Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2019 Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infections can have a major impact on the horse industry and equine welfare by causing abortion or respiratory or neurologic disease. A single nucleotide polymorphism (A2254→G2254) in open reading frame (ORF) 30, encoding
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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.
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Common clinical findings identified in working equids in low- and middle-income countries from 2005 to 2021 [PDF]
PLoS OneDespite several millions of working equids worldwide, there are few published studies regarding the epidemiology of their health and welfare. Data collected by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the working equid sphere therefore have ...
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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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Long term evaluations of Working Equid Welfare Mexico data.xlsx
, 2022 Raw data generated from equid welfare assessments and owner interviews corresponding to the paper ‘Evaluation of long-term welfare initiatives on working equid welfare and social transmission of knowledge in Mexico’.
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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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