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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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Quantifying the Impact of Mounted Load Carrying on Equids: A Review
Animals, 2021 There are approximately 112 million working equids in developing countries, many of which are associated with brick kilns. Brick kilns and overloading are associated with welfare problems in working equids. Understanding equids’ abilities and influencing
Syed S. U. H. Bukhari +2 more
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CABI 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
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Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2023 : The present study described the prevalence and factors associated with the seropositivity for anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in the semiarid regionofnortheastern Brazil.
Paulo Wbiratan Lopes da Costa +5 more
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A standardised equine-based welfare assessment tool used for six years in low and middle income countries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The majority of horses, donkeys and mules (equids) are in low- and middle-income countries, where they remain a key source of labour in the construction, agriculture and tourism industries, as well as supporting households daily through transporting ...
Rebecca Sommerville +2 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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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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Investigation of an Outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Myeloencephalopathy in a Population of Aged Working Equids. [PDF]
VirusesThe objective of this study was to describe an outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in a population of aged equids. The outbreak was linked to the introduction of five healthy non-resident horses 15 days prior to the first case of acute recumbency.
Pusterla N +4 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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Frontiers 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
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