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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   +2 more sources

Special Issue: Working Equids

open access: yesAustral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Editorial (January 2023) Vol. 55 Nº 1 Special Issue of Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences gathers several studies regarding the critical contribution working equids have made through our history developing societies, which leads us to encourage ...
Editorial Committee
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Working Equid Lameness in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Lameness is an important concern in working equids of low- and middle-income communities (LMICs) with significant One Welfare implications. This study aims to determine the prevalence and influencing factors of lameness in working equids of LMICs.
Mathilde S. Merridale-Punter   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Working equids in refugee camps

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2018
Refugee camps offer good opportunities for cooperation between humanitarian and animal welfare organisations for the benefit of displaced people and their working animals.
Patrick J Pollock
doaj   +3 more sources

Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Environmental Correlates of Babesia caballi, Toxoplasma gondii, and Coxiella burnetii in Equids from Southwestern Greece [PDF]

open access: yesPathogens
Equids, primarily horses, are mostly used for recreational purposes, although in some rural areas they also serve as working animals, maintaining close and frequent contact with humans. Their risk of exposure to vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens can be
Antonia Touloudi   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Population, distribution, biomass, and economic value of Equids in Ethiopia.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
BackgroundEquids 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
doaj   +4 more sources

A randomized triple blind trial to assess the effect of an anthelmintic programme for working equids in Morocco [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2011
Background Gastro-intestinal parasitism has been identified as a significant cause of disease in working equids in many countries. This randomized triple-blind trial was designed to assess the impact of an anthelmintic treatment programme (using oral ...
Christley Robert M   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vietnam’s Horse Sector: A Comprehensive Review of History, Production Systems, Health Challenges, and Research Priorities [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals
Horses in Vietnam have a long historical presence and continue to hold economic, socio-cultural, and medicinal importance across diverse regions. Despite these roles, comprehensive scientific information on equine development, including health and ...
Van Thanh Nguyen   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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

Cross-sectional study of owners’ knowledge and approaches to colic in working equids in Honduras

open access: yes, 2021
In Honduras , many families are reliant on working equids for their livelihood . The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and approaches to colic used by owners of working equids in Honduras.
Burford, John
core   +5 more sources

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