J. B. Rodrigues

Job title

Senior Lead Welfare Assessment

Department

Research and Operational Support

Affiliation

The Donkey Sanctuary

Contributor profile

João qualified at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2007), was classified as an Expert in Veterinary Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery by the Complutense University of Madrid (2011), and obtained a Ph.D. focusing on research in the field of donkey dentistry (2013). He was appointed as Professor of Medicine and Surgery of Equids in Portugal in 2013 and joined The Donkey Sanctuary in 2016. Joao has extensive donkey medical and welfare experience in Europe and with working donkeys globally, is a regular lecturer, tutor, and practical assessor in equid dentistry worldwide, and has published numerous articles and contributions to books. He is the chair of the Portuguese Association of Animal Traction (APTRAN) and the FECTU - European Draught Horse Federation.

Books (authored)

Medicina dentária equina (December 2007 ).

Translated title: Equine dentistry

Manejo y cuidados de un burro - manual para criadores de burros Zamorano-Leonês y de Miranda (November 2007 ).

Translated title: Management and care of donkeys - a manual for Zamorano-Leonês and Miranda donkeys’ breeders

Book chapters

Working animals and human-animal interactions in The Routledge international handbook of human-animal interactions and anthrozoology (July 2024).

The head and oral cavity in The clinical companion of the donkey (April 2018).

Demographic studies of the Miranda donkey breed - the challenges to avoid extinction in Raças autóctones no espaço Ibérico: um recurso sustentável (November 2016).

Journal articles

Papers

Animal traction: new opportunities and new challenges (November 2017). Presented at 9th International Scientific Symposium 'Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture'.

Owner awareness of the importance of equine dentistry and its role in preventing welfare problems (October 2017). Presented at SPANA Working Animal Congress.

Posters

EARS - Equid assessment research & scoping tool: a new approach to analyse, understand and respond to equid welfare problems worldwide (17 September 2019). Presented at 4th Annual Meeting of Animal Welfare Research Network.

Projects