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dc.contributor.authorHarley, Jessica J.
dc.contributor.authorStack, John David
dc.contributor.authorBraid, Helen
dc.contributor.authorMcLennan, Krista M.
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Christina R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-26T11:23:34Z
dc.date.available2021-07-26T11:23:34Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-02
dc.identifierhttps://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/625387/Harley.....%20McLennan%2c%20Stanley%2c%202021.pdf?sequence=1
dc.identifier.citationHarley, J. J., Stack, J. D., Braid, H., McLennan, K. M., & Stanley, C. R. (2021). Evaluation of the feasibility, reliability, and repeatability of welfare Indicators in free-roaming horses: A pilot study. Animals, 11(7), 1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071981en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani11071981
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/625387
dc.description.abstractValidated assessment protocols have been developed to quantify welfare states for intensively managed sport, pleasure, and working horses. There are few protocols for extensively managed or free-roaming populations. Here, we trialed welfare indicators to ascertain their feasibility, reliability, and repeatability using free-roaming Carneddau Mountain ponies as an example population. The project involved (1) the identification of animal and resource-based measures of welfare from both the literature and discussion with an expert group; (2) testing the feasibility and repeatability of a modified body condition score and mobility score on 34 free-roaming and conservation grazing Carneddau Mountain ponies; and (3) testing a prototype welfare assessment template comprising 12 animal-based and 6 resource-based welfare indicators, with a total of 20 questions, on 35 free-roaming Carneddau Mountain ponies to quantify inter-assessor reliability and repeatability. This pilot study revealed that many of the indicators were successfully repeatable and had good levels of inter-assessor reliability. Some of the indicators could not be verified for reliability due to low/absent occurrence. The results indicated that many animal and resource-based indicators commonly used in intensively managed equine settings could be measured in-range with minor modifications. This study is an initial step toward validating a much-needed tool for the welfare assessment of free-roaming and conservation grazing ponies.en_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071981en_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1981en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectEquineen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Welfareen_US
dc.subjectFeral horsesen_US
dc.subjectAssessmenten_US
dc.subjectextensively manageden_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the Feasibility, Reliability, and Repeatability of Welfare Indicators in Free-Roaming Horses: A Pilot Study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615en_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Chester; University of Liverpoolen_US
dc.identifier.journalAnimalsen_US
or.grant.openaccessYesen_US
rioxxterms.funderunfundeden_US
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUnfundeden_US
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_US
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/ani11071981en_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-06-29
rioxxterms.publicationdate2021-07-02
dc.date.deposited2021-07-26en_US


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