Management and welfare of working equids in the Guerrero state
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2020 The management of farm work equids in Guerrero, Mexico was described and related to animal welfare. Sixty-four equids owners were randomly surveyed. Horses were used more than donkeys and mules. The 89% of owners worked the animals before 5 years of age.
Eduardo Ezequiel Robledo Reyes +6 more
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Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review. [PDF]
, 2020 Diversified farming systems are proposed as a major mechanism to address the many sustainability issues of today's agriculture. Multi-species livestock farming, i.e.
Barth, Kerstin +17 more
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Comparing and Contrasting Knowledge on Mules and Hinnies as a Tool to Comprehend Their Behavior and Improve Their Welfare. [PDF]
, 2019 Mules and hinnies are the hybrids between donkeys (Equus asinus) and horses (Equus caballus). For centuries, mankind has used them for agrarian purposes, the military, or recreation.
Ali, Ahmed +4 more
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The effectiveness of faecal removal methods of pasture management to control the cyathostomin burden of donkeys [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The level of anthelmintic resistance within some cyathostomin parasite populations has increased to the level where sole reliance on anthelmintic-based control protocols is not possible.
Burden, Faith A +5 more
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A comparison of traditional and geometric morphometric techniques for the study of basicranial morphology in horses: a case study of the Araucanian horse from Colombia [PDF]
, 2020 Skull size and shape have been widely used to study domestic animal populations and breeds. Although several techniques have been proposed to quantify cranial form, few attempts have been made to compare the results obtained by di erent techniques. While
Bentez-Molano, Jannet +3 more
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Molecular confirmation of Sarcocystis fayeri in a donkey [PDF]
, 2017 Sarcocystis fayeri is a canine protozoan parasite with an equine intermediate host. Historically classified as an incidental pathogen, recent literature has described the toxic effects of Sarcocystis fayeri in human food poisoning, and highlighted ...
Coultous, Robert M. +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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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.
Syed S. U. H. Bukhari +3 more
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The First Quarterly Report Covering the Quarter Ending June 30, 1939 for the State-Wide Paleontologic-Mineralogic Survey [PDF]
, 1939 Bureau of Economic ...
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Ten years of the horse reference genome: insights into equine biology, domestication and population dynamics in the post-genome era. [PDF]
, 2019 The horse reference genome from the Thoroughbred mare Twilight has been available for a decade and, together with advances in genomics technologies, has led to unparalleled developments in equine genomics.
Bellone, R +3 more
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