Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study
This paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study assessing the welfare of sheep and goats in a large abattoir in central Ethiopia, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total of 384 nonhuman animals (192 sheep and 192 goats) underwent clinical examination and behavioral observat...
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| author | Bekele, Tizeta Szonyi, Barbara Feleke, Aklilu Grace, Delia |
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| description | This paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study assessing the welfare of sheep and goats in a large abattoir in central Ethiopia, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total of 384 nonhuman animals (192 sheep and 192 goats) underwent clinical examination and behavioral observation in 2014. The study also included behavioral observation of 57 animal handlers, and a qualitative assessment of animal welfare conditions at the abattoir. Clinical examination revealed dirty wool/hair (54.9%), poor body condition (15.8%), and respiratory disorders (14.0%). The most commonly observed behaviors were refusing to move (17.1%), panting (15.8%) and reversing (10.4%). Significantly higher proportion of sheep exhibited resistance behaviors such as refusing to move (21.4% of sheep and 13.0% of goats; p < 0.030) and resistance to being pulled (12.5% of sheep and 6.3% of goats; p < 0.0036). Handlers frequently beat (87.7%), pushed (57.9%) and pulled (49.1%) the animals. Poor handling of animals was very common and could result in animal distress and falls. In collaboration with the abattoir workers, the authors developed simple good practice to improve welfare and reduce losses from poor welfare. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1036542023-03-18T11:48:22Z Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study Bekele, Tizeta Szonyi, Barbara Feleke, Aklilu Grace, Delia small ruminants sheep goats animal welfare This paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study assessing the welfare of sheep and goats in a large abattoir in central Ethiopia, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total of 384 nonhuman animals (192 sheep and 192 goats) underwent clinical examination and behavioral observation in 2014. The study also included behavioral observation of 57 animal handlers, and a qualitative assessment of animal welfare conditions at the abattoir. Clinical examination revealed dirty wool/hair (54.9%), poor body condition (15.8%), and respiratory disorders (14.0%). The most commonly observed behaviors were refusing to move (17.1%), panting (15.8%) and reversing (10.4%). Significantly higher proportion of sheep exhibited resistance behaviors such as refusing to move (21.4% of sheep and 13.0% of goats; p < 0.030) and resistance to being pulled (12.5% of sheep and 6.3% of goats; p < 0.0036). Handlers frequently beat (87.7%), pushed (57.9%) and pulled (49.1%) the animals. Poor handling of animals was very common and could result in animal distress and falls. In collaboration with the abattoir workers, the authors developed simple good practice to improve welfare and reduce losses from poor welfare. 2020-07-02 2019-09-16T13:02:41Z 2019-09-16T13:02:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103654 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Bekele, T., Szonyi, B., Feleke, A. and Grace, D. 2020. Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia – An abattoir-based study. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 23(3): 356–365. |
| spellingShingle | small ruminants sheep goats animal welfare Bekele, Tizeta Szonyi, Barbara Feleke, Aklilu Grace, Delia Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title | Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title_full | Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title_short | Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study |
| title_sort | assessment of small ruminant welfare in ethiopia an abattoir based study |
| topic | small ruminants sheep goats animal welfare |
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