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“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”: The Life Transitions and Associated Welfare of Pack Mules Walking the Trails in the Mountainous Gorkha Region, Nepal

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Equids in general experience transient lives where ownership may change multiple times, for working equids this can be more extreme where ownership changes are not only numerous but abrupt, and situations encountered prove difficult, diverse and tough ...
Tamlin Watson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of thermography and pressure sensors to evaluate the effect of load on pack mules

open access: yesAustral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Mules performing pack work can develop skin wounds and lesions on harness related areas of the body, but also muscular and bone damage that are not always visible during clinical examination. Thermographic imaging and pressure sensors have emerged as non-
Tamara Tadich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long term evaluations of Working Equid Welfare Mexico data.xlsx

open access: yes, 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’.
Dafne Legaria-Ramírez (9944846)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Responses from 1,530 working equid owners across project groups in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yes, 2021
Raw data from 1530 responses to a structured interview conducted by World Horse Welfare in 14 countries where they have international projects.
Burridge, Jessica   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Cultural “Blind Spots,” Social Influence and the Welfare of Working Donkeys in Brick Kilns in Northern India

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) work across the globe to improve the welfare of working equids. Despite decades of veterinary and other interventions, welfare issues persist with equids working in brick kilns.
Tamlin L. Watson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Belief in Animal Sentience and Affective Owner Attitudes are Linked to Positive Working Equid Welfare across Six Countries Dataset

open access: yes, 2022
Accompanying Dataset to the paper 'Belief in Animal Sentience and Affective Owner Attitudes are Linked to Positive Working Equid Welfare across Six Countries'. 
Emily Haddy (9944834)
core   +1 more source

Diagnosis, treatment and outcome following chronic encircling hobbling wounds in a group of working Donkeys in Morocco

open access: yesAustral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Owners of working equids in Morocco, as in other low and middle-income countries hobble their animals around the pastern using different materials (wire, baling twine and ropes). Resulting wounds are very common and can cause serious damage. Some hobbles
Rabiaa Azelhak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Owner reported diseases of working equids in central Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, 2016
Summary Reasons for performing study Working horses, donkeys and mules suffer from numerous diseases and clinical problems. However, there is little information on what owners perceive as important health concerns in their working animals.
Stringer, Andrew P.   +7 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Quality farriery is essential to ensure donkey welfare, and many intervention programs in low-middle income countries (LMICs) train farriers, and educate owners, regarding the farriery needs of donkeys.
Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The socioeconomic impact of health problems of working equids in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review on the female-gender perspectives

open access: yesCABI One Health, 2023
Working equids provide a crucial contribution to reduce the work burden on women and they protect the livelihoods and food security of female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Marta Bonsi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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