Welfare assessment of stabled horses in five equestrian disciplines
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16270%2F24%3A43881674" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16270/24:43881674 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105203" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105203</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105203" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105203</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Welfare assessment of stabled horses in five equestrian disciplines
Original language description
In Serbia, at present, there is very little information about the welfare of horses. The aim of this study was to identify the main welfare issues likely to be encountered in five different categories of horses (Western riding horses, riding school horses, leisure horses, jumping horses, and endurance horses) kept in stabled housing systems. A total of 50 horses were evaluated using the Animal Welfare Indicator (AWIN) welfare assessment protocol for horses. Identified welfare issues in horses were inadequate box dimensions (52%, 26/50), insufficient quantity of bedding material (34%, 17/50), dirty bedding material (52%, 26/50), integument alterations (68%, 34/50), lameness (16%, 8/50), stereotypic behaviors (28%, 14/50), and negative response to human presence (24%, 12/50). The mean scores for alopecia, skin lesions, hardened spots at the mouth corners, horse grimace scale, and human-animal relationship tests in riding school horses were significantly higher (P<0.05; P<0.001) than for other categories of horses. The leisure horses exercised significantly less often (P<0.001) compared with other categories of horses. Additionally, important risks to welfare, identified across all groups of horses, were insufficient social interaction where 14 horses (28%) were unable to have any visual or physical contact with other horses. The results of this study provide the first analysis and valuable insight into the impact of the individual stable housing system on the welfare of different categories of horses in the Balkan region.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
ISSN
0737-0806
e-ISSN
1542-7412
Volume of the periodical
143
Issue of the periodical within the volume
December
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
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UT code for WoS article
001369158400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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