Animals

ISSN (online)
2076-2615
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals
https://www.mdpi.com/rss/journal/animals
Journal articles
What is a working equid? Analysis of current terminology and a suggested definition
Zoe Raw, Joseph A. Collins, Faith A. Burden
Application of QBA to assess the emotional state of horses during the loading phase of transport
Francesca Dai, Maria Giorgia Riva, Emanueala Dalla Costa, Riccardo Pascuzzo, A. Chapman, Michela Minero
“Not all who wander are lost”: The life transitions and associated welfare of pack mules walking the trails in the mountainous Gorkha Region, Nepal
Tamlin Watson, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Caroline Nye, Sajana Thapa, Stuart L. Norris, Natasha Chamberlain, Faith A. Burden
Donkey ownership provides a range of income benefits to the livelihoods of rural households in northern Ghana
Heather C. Maggs, Andrew Ainslie, Richard M. Bennett
'All my animals are equal, but none can survive without the horse’. The contribution of working equids to the livelihoods of women across six communities in the Chimaltenango Region of Guatemala
Molly A. Vasanthakumar, Melissa M. Upjohn, Tamlin Watson, Cathy M. Dwyer
‘Don’t put the cart before the mule!’ Challenging assumptions regarding health-related treatment practices of working equid owners in Northern India
Caroline Nye, Tamlin Watson, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden
A new framework for assessing equid welfare: a case study of working equids in Nepalese brick kilns
Stuart L. Norris, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin Watson, Holly Little, Atish K. Yadav, Sajana Thapa, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden
Morphometric characteristics of the skull in horses and donkeys - a pilot study
K. Merkies, Georgios Paraschou, P. D. McGreevy
Documenting the welfare and role of working equids in rural communities of Portugal and Spain
Emily Haddy, J. B. Rodrigues, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden, Leanne Proops
The Welfare Aggregation and Guidance (WAG) tool: A new method to summarize global welfare assessment data for equids
Laura M. Kubasiewicz, J. B. Rodrigues, Stuart L. Norris, Tamlin Watson, Karen Rickards, Nikki Bell, Andrew Judge, Zoe Raw, Faith A. Burden
Monitoring acute pain in donkeys with the Equine Utrecht University Scale for Donkeys Composite Pain Assessment (EQUUS-DONKEY-COMPASS) and the Equine Utrecht University Scale for Donkey Facial Assessment of Pain (EQUUS-DONKEY-FAP)
M. C. van Dierendonck, Faith A. Burden, Karen Rickards, J. P. A. M. van Loon
Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): the development and implementation of a new equid welfare assessment and monitoring tool
Zoe Raw, J. B. Rodrigues, Karen Rickards, Joe Ryding, Stuart L. Norris, Andrew Judge, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin Watson, Holly Little, Ben Hart, Rebekah Sullivan, Chris Garrett, Faith A. Burden

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The Donkey Sanctuary is a UK based charity that funds and facilitates non-invasive research with the aim of improving donkey and mule health and welfare.

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We are continually raising the standards of care and improving our levels of expertise by increasing our knowledge base.

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