Documenting the Welfare and Role of Working Equids in Rural Communities of Portugal and Spain.

ABSTRACT: Recently, the need for a more holistic approach to welfare assessment has been highlighted. This is particularly pertinent in the case of working equids who provide vital support for human livelihoods, often in low- to middle-income countries, yet suffer from globally low standards of welfare. This study aimed to provide insight into the welfare status and traditional use of working equids in rural Western European communities using the new EARS welfare tool, designed to provide a broad view of the welfare of working equids and the context in which they are found. Other questions on the topics of equid management practices, social transmission of expertise, environmental stressors, and traditions, alongside physical and behavioural welfare assessments were also included to explore the impa

SUBMITTER: Haddy E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7277599 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature