Donkey Welfare Assessment in Northeast Portugal
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2020-01-21
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O burro de Miranda é uma raça oriunda do nordeste de Portugal, de uma zona denominada de
Planalto Mirandês. Estes animais começaram por ser utilizados para trabalho, mas com o
crescente envelhecimento da população a sua utilização é escassa e a raça enfrenta risco de
extinção.
Uma grande maioria dos estudos de bem-estar em asininos são realizados em países em
desenvolvimento, poucos foram publicados a nível da Europa e nenhum em Portugal. O
presente estudo pretende colmatar esta falha, avaliando o Bem-estar em asininos, não só da raça
Mirandesa, mas também aqueles que não têm raça definida.
Neste estudo foram avaliados os parâmetros baseados no protocolo AWIN foram avaliados em
2018 e 2019, no seguimento da campanha de bem-estar realizada pela Associação para o Estudo
e Proteção o Gado Asinino (AEPGA).
Em termos populacionais as fêmeas foram o género predominante, seguidas dos machos
castrados. Relativamente aos parâmetros de bem-estar, os problemas comportamentais foram
os mais predominantes, encontrados em mais de 60% dos animais, em 2019. Na avaliação da
condição corporal (CC) cerca de 50% dos animais apresentavam um CC ideal. Nos restantes
constatou-se uma maior tendência para animais com excesso de peso. Na palpação externa das
arcadas dentárias superiores, 23% dos burros mostraram dor ao exame.
The Miranda donkey breed had its origins in the northeast Portugal, in a place called Planalto Mirandês. In the beginning these animals were used for working, but with the on-growing aging population their use is scarce and the breed faces danger of extinction. A vast majority of donkey’s welfare studies are performed in developing countries, few were published in Europe and none in Portugal. The present study comes to bridge this existing gap, evaluating the welfare of donkeys, not only the ones with pedigree but also the ones without defined breed. In this study were used parameters based in the AWIN protocol to evaluate the welfare in 2018 and 2019, integrated in the welfare campaign performed by AEPGA, the Portuguese association for the study and protection of the Asinine cattle. In terms of population, females were the predominant sex, followed by geldings. Relative to welfare parameters, behaviour problems were the most common, found in 60% of the animals, in 2019. In the body condition scoring 50% of the animals presented an ideal BCS. In the remaining a tendency to an overweight condition was noticed. To the cheek palpation, 23% of all donkeys reacted painfully
The Miranda donkey breed had its origins in the northeast Portugal, in a place called Planalto Mirandês. In the beginning these animals were used for working, but with the on-growing aging population their use is scarce and the breed faces danger of extinction. A vast majority of donkey’s welfare studies are performed in developing countries, few were published in Europe and none in Portugal. The present study comes to bridge this existing gap, evaluating the welfare of donkeys, not only the ones with pedigree but also the ones without defined breed. In this study were used parameters based in the AWIN protocol to evaluate the welfare in 2018 and 2019, integrated in the welfare campaign performed by AEPGA, the Portuguese association for the study and protection of the Asinine cattle. In terms of population, females were the predominant sex, followed by geldings. Relative to welfare parameters, behaviour problems were the most common, found in 60% of the animals, in 2019. In the body condition scoring 50% of the animals presented an ideal BCS. In the remaining a tendency to an overweight condition was noticed. To the cheek palpation, 23% of all donkeys reacted painfully
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária
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Bem-estar animal , Burros