Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia
Horse drawn carriage is still widely used as transportation and leisure in Yogyakarta Province. This study was aimed to assess the level of animal welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We assessed the welfare of 225 heads of carriage horses, belong to 65 owners in Yogyakarta Indo...
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| author | Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko Kusimawicitra, Ehsan Adi, Amien Fahrianto |
| author_facet | Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko Kusimawicitra, Ehsan Adi, Amien Fahrianto |
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| description | Horse drawn carriage is still widely used as transportation and leisure in Yogyakarta Province.
This study was aimed to assess the level of animal welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. We assessed the welfare of 225 heads of carriage horses, belong to 65 owners in
Yogyakarta Indonesia. From various sources of literatures and management practices on
regular basis, 25 indicators which describe the attribute of 5 freedoms, were selected. The
individual assessment was defined as directly observable and objective verifiable (e.g. body
condition score and presence of skin lesion and wounds, diseases and discomfort by use). Data
on farm level were related to feeding, housing and health care management, exercise, training
methods, and human-animal interactions. The data were analysed descriptively and compared
to some existing welfare assessment, due to absence of particular welfare assessment protocols
for developing countries. The results showed that 29, 20.3 and 50.7% of carriage horses had
relatively good, moderate and bad welfare respectively. Health and human-animal interaction
aspects obtained the worst score. In conclusion, most of horses used for carriage are handled
poorly. Welfare assessment based on objective parameters can be used as first step to improve
horse welfare in Indonesia, but needs continuous improvement. The animal welfare needs
to be strongly and continually promoted in developing country such as Indonesia. Welfare
assessment protocol for horses is needed in developing countries. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:2738342017-10-04T01:11:25Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/273834/ Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko Kusimawicitra, Ehsan Adi, Amien Fahrianto Animal Production Horse drawn carriage is still widely used as transportation and leisure in Yogyakarta Province. This study was aimed to assess the level of animal welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We assessed the welfare of 225 heads of carriage horses, belong to 65 owners in Yogyakarta Indonesia. From various sources of literatures and management practices on regular basis, 25 indicators which describe the attribute of 5 freedoms, were selected. The individual assessment was defined as directly observable and objective verifiable (e.g. body condition score and presence of skin lesion and wounds, diseases and discomfort by use). Data on farm level were related to feeding, housing and health care management, exercise, training methods, and human-animal interactions. The data were analysed descriptively and compared to some existing welfare assessment, due to absence of particular welfare assessment protocols for developing countries. The results showed that 29, 20.3 and 50.7% of carriage horses had relatively good, moderate and bad welfare respectively. Health and human-animal interaction aspects obtained the worst score. In conclusion, most of horses used for carriage are handled poorly. Welfare assessment based on objective parameters can be used as first step to improve horse welfare in Indonesia, but needs continuous improvement. The animal welfare needs to be strongly and continually promoted in developing country such as Indonesia. Welfare assessment protocol for horses is needed in developing countries. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/273834/1/WAFL%20WUR%202017.pdf Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti and Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko and Kusimawicitra, Ehsan and Adi, Amien Fahrianto (2017) Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. In: International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at the Farm and Group Level, 5-8 September 2017, Waganingen, the Netherland. http://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/book/10.3920/978-90-8686-862-9 |
| spellingShingle | Animal Production Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko Kusimawicitra, Ehsan Adi, Amien Fahrianto Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title | Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title_full | Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title_short | Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia |
| title_sort | assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in yogyakarta province indonesia |
| topic | Animal Production |
| url | https://repository.ugm.ac.id/273834/1/WAFL%20WUR%202017.pdf |
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