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.
Mactar Seck +2 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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“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.
Emily Haddy +5 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.
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Population, distribution, biomass, and economic value of Equids in Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundEquids play a crucial role in the Ethiopian economy, transporting agricultural inputs and outputs in the dominant subsistence agricultural systems and the critical link for value chains throughout the country.
Girma Birhan Asteraye +6 more
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Working equids presented at a veterinary reference center in southern Chile (2015-2021)
Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 In Chile many families still rely on working equids as a fundamental source of income. Their use is particularly important for harnessing and transport of people and goods, in agriculture as well as in the leisure industry.
Maria C. Duran +2 more
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Preliminary Evaluation of Muscle Fiber Composition in the Middle Gluteal Muscle in Race Mules and Mammoth Donkeys [PDF]
AnimalsResearch on mule and donkey muscle composition remains limited despite their global importance as working equids. The objective of this study is to identify Mammoth donkey jacks with higher percentage of fast twitch fibers for racing mule production.
Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan +3 more
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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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A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Many working equids in developing countries experience poor health and welfare due to environmental and management factors. Collecting baseline data on these populations is essential to inform education projects to improve equid health and welfare.
Tova C. Pinsky +5 more
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Common Radiographic Findings in Moroccan Working Equids: A Retrospective Study (2015-2022). [PDF]
Vet SciWorking equids are at high risk of musculoskeletal disorders due to strenuous labor, repetitive tasks, and harsh environmental conditions. This retrospective study describes the distribution of radiographically detected musculoskeletal findings in working equids presented to four Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) centers in Morocco ...
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