Animals, Volume 10, Issue 3 (March 2020) – 176 articles
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The horse population in Fiji plays an important role in supporting the livelihoods of their owners. Horses are used in rural Fiji for a variety of functions. People rely on horses for transport, particularly in the wet season when remote villages are inaccessible even by 4x4 vehicles. Farm produce is carried to the markets on horseback, and family members are transported to schools and primary health care clinics. Horses are also used for pig hunting in the forests and horseback net-fishing in coastal estuaries. There is also an increase in the use of horses in the Fijian tourist industry. Despite their socioeconomic importance, though, working horses are often not included in animal health policies, educational initiatives or research projects in Fiji. In order to address this deficit, formal research was undertaken on owner husbandry practices and the welfare of working horses in Viti
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