Environmental and demographic risk factors for poor welfare in working horses, donkeys and mules in developing countries

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Burn, Charlotte C ^a   Dennison, Tania L ^b   Whay, Helen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Brooke Hospital for Animals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Body condition; Developing countries; Equine; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DONKEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORSE; JOINT SWELLING; MULE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; TENDON DISEASE; URBAN AREA; WORKING ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78649758310     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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