Welfare assessment of stabled horses in five equestrian disciplines

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Welfare assessment of stabled horses in five equestrian disciplines

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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&lt;0.05; P&lt;0.001) than for other categories of horses. The leisure horses exercised significantly less often (P&lt;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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Welfare assessment of stabled horses in five equestrian disciplines

Popis výsledku anglicky

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&lt;0.05; P&lt;0.001) than for other categories of horses. The leisure horses exercised significantly less often (P&lt;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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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40301 - Veterinary science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

ISSN

0737-0806

e-ISSN

1542-7412

Svazek periodika

143

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

December

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001369158400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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