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Titre : Donkey Welfare Assessment in Northeast Portugal

Auteur : Cruz, Zélia Cristina Pereira da

Université de soutenance : Universidade de Tras os Montes E Alto Douro

Grade : Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária 2020

Résumé
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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