Exploring Histoplasma species seroprevalence and risk factors for seropositivity in The Gambia's working equid population: Baseline analysis of the Tackling Histoplasmosis project dataset. [PDF]
Front Vet SciCornell TR +8 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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A two-year participatory intervention project with owners to reduce lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses in Jaipur, India [PDF]
, 2015 Participatory methods are increasingly used in international human development, but scientific evaluation of their efficacy versus a control group is rare. Working horses support families in impoverished communities.
A Tsutsumi +30 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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The Relationship Between Working Equids and Women in Developing Countries [PDF]
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2014 Reasons for performing studyThere are approximately 100 million working equids in developing countries worldwide. These animals’ role in impoverished communities is generally unrecognised by national and international policy makers and their needs are overlooked in national animal health systems.
D. Valette, Melissa M. Upjohn
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Animals, 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
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Clinical investigation on Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in Italian donkeys [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Interest in the welfare and diseases of donkeys is constantly increasing in several countries. Despite this, clinical research into donkeys needs to be in continual development since they show different reactions compared to horses in many ...
Beribe', Francesca +8 more
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The potential for new donkey farming systems to supply the growing demand for hides [PDF]
, 2020 The demand for donkey hides for ejiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, has resulted in rapidly increasing prices for donkey hides and donkeys. This has put pressure on donkey populations globally and has implications for donkey welfare and the ...
Bennett, Richard, Pfuderer, Simone
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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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