A standardised equine-based welfare assessment tool used for six years in low and middle income countries

PloS One
Rebecca SommervilleMelissa Upjohn

Abstract

The majority of horses, donkeys and mules (equids) are in low- and middle-income countries, where they remain a key source of labour in the construction, agriculture and tourism industries, as well as supporting households daily through transporting people and staple goods. Globally, approximately 600 million people depend on working equids for their livelihood. Safeguarding the welfare of these animals is essential for them to work, as well as for the intrinsic value of the animal's quality of life. In order to manage animal welfare, it must be measured. Over the past decade, welfare assessment methodologies have emerged for different species, more recently for equids. We present the Standardised Equine-Based Welfare Assessment Tool (SEBWAT) for working equids. The tool is unique, in that it has been applied in practice by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for six years across Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). We describe the revision of the tool from an original to a second version, the tool methodology and user training process and how data collection and analysis have been conducted. We describe its application at scale, where it has been used more than 71,000 times in 11 countries. Case study examples are given from...Continue Reading

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Feb 29, 2020·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Martine HausbergerClémence Lesimple
Mar 4, 2020·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Navina FröhlichTamsin Coombs
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Software Mentioned

WEWA
Equine Facial Action Coding System
Welfare Quality®
SEBWAT
Android Tablet
Brooke Welfare Assessment Android Application
Hands On Donkey Tool
DigiMemo

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