Viksten, Sofie and Visser, E. Kathalijne and Blokhuis, Harry
(2016).
A comparative study of the application of two horse welfare assessment protocols.
Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science. 66
:1
, 56-65
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Abstract
Two assessment protocols for horse welfare were compared: the Swedish official protocol (OP) and a newly developed horse welfare assessment protocol (HWAP). The protocols differ in composition: the HWAP contains 20 animal-based (35.7%), 28 resource-based (50.0%) and 8 management-based (14.3%) measures whereas the OP has 4 animal-based (8.9%), 21-resource-based (46.7%), 16-management-based (35.6%) and 4-uncategorized measures (8.9%). The HWAP detected more welfare issues than the OP for 11 out of 12 welfare criteria. The OP took less time to assess (2-4h) compared to the HWAP (3h 20min to 8h 40min). The added level of detail and more animal-based measures means that the HWAP provides a more thorough assessment of welfare of the individual animal than the OP.
| Authors/Creators: | Viksten, Sofie and Visser, E. Kathalijne and Blokhuis, Harry | ||||||
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| Title: | A comparative study of the application of two horse welfare assessment protocols | ||||||
| Series Name/Journal: | Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science | ||||||
| Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||||
| Volume: | 66 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page range: | 56-65 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0906-4702 | ||||||
| Language: | English | ||||||
| Publication Type: | Research article | ||||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
| Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
| Version: | Accepted version | ||||||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 403 Veterinary Science > Other Veterinary Science (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. | ||||||
| Agrovoc terms: | animal welfare, Equus caballus, assessment | ||||||
| Keywords: | Animal-based measures, assessment guidance, equine welfare, legislation, welfare officers | ||||||
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3765 | ||||||
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3765 | ||||||
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| ID Code: | 13826 | ||||||
| Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
| Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Animal Environment and Health | ||||||
| Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 08 Nov 2016 07:13 | ||||||
| Metadata Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2021 12:11 |
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