A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Many working equids in developing countries experience poor health and welfare due to environmental and management factors. Collecting baseline data on these populations is essential to inform education projects to improve equid health and welfare. Gili Trawangan is an island in Indonesia that has n...
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| author | Tova C. Pinsky I Ketut Puja Joshua Aleri Jennifer Hood Maria M. Sasadara Teresa Collins |
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| description | Many working equids in developing countries experience poor health and welfare due to environmental and management factors. Collecting baseline data on these populations is essential to inform education projects to improve equid health and welfare. Gili Trawangan is an island in Indonesia that has no motor vehicles and a working pony population of approximately 200. This pilot study sought to determine baseline data on their health, welfare, and husbandry to inform future health and welfare strategies. A cross-sectional study was performed in May 2017 consisting of a pony cart driver questionnaire (<i>n</i> = 33) and a basic pony health examination (<i>n</i> = 38). The body condition scores of ponies were 3/5 (60.5%), 2/5 (31.6%), and 1/5 (7.9%), while 38% and 92% of ponies had lameness and foot pathology, respectively, and 31 ponies (86.1%) had at least one wound. Thirty percent of cart drivers stated they would work their ponies despite evidence of injury or illness. Limited education, poor access to veterinary services, and remoteness pose barriers to improving pony health and welfare. Our results indicate a need for, and can help inform, targeted education programmes to improve the lives of working ponies and protect livelihoods and tourism on Gili Trawangan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcb3d8fd4c284709943381aba6e34f9c2022-12-21T19:35:55ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152019-07-019743310.3390/ani9070433ani9070433A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, IndonesiaTova C. Pinsky0I Ketut Puja1Joshua Aleri2Jennifer Hood3Maria M. Sasadara4Teresa Collins5School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali 80114, IndonesiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali 80114, IndonesiaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali 80114, IndonesiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaMany working equids in developing countries experience poor health and welfare due to environmental and management factors. Collecting baseline data on these populations is essential to inform education projects to improve equid health and welfare. Gili Trawangan is an island in Indonesia that has no motor vehicles and a working pony population of approximately 200. This pilot study sought to determine baseline data on their health, welfare, and husbandry to inform future health and welfare strategies. A cross-sectional study was performed in May 2017 consisting of a pony cart driver questionnaire (<i>n</i> = 33) and a basic pony health examination (<i>n</i> = 38). The body condition scores of ponies were 3/5 (60.5%), 2/5 (31.6%), and 1/5 (7.9%), while 38% and 92% of ponies had lameness and foot pathology, respectively, and 31 ponies (86.1%) had at least one wound. Thirty percent of cart drivers stated they would work their ponies despite evidence of injury or illness. Limited education, poor access to veterinary services, and remoteness pose barriers to improving pony health and welfare. Our results indicate a need for, and can help inform, targeted education programmes to improve the lives of working ponies and protect livelihoods and tourism on Gili Trawangan.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/7/433animal welfaredeveloping countryequineGili Islandsworking equid |
| spellingShingle | Tova C. Pinsky I Ketut Puja Joshua Aleri Jennifer Hood Maria M. Sasadara Teresa Collins A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia Animals animal welfare developing country equine Gili Islands working equid |
| title | A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia |
| title_full | A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia |
| title_short | A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia |
| title_sort | pilot welfare assessment of working ponies on gili trawangan indonesia |
| topic | animal welfare developing country equine Gili Islands working equid |
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