Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Goats
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Search
2.2. Title and Abstract Screening
2.3. Full-Text Screening and Data Extraction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Welfare Assessment Protocols for Goats
3.1.1. AWIN Protocol
3.1.2. Anzuino Protocol
3.1.3. Muri Protocol
3.1.4. Leite Protocol
3.2. Individual Welfare Indicators for Goats
3.2.1. Lameness
3.2.2. Body Condition Score
3.2.3. Qualitative Behaviour Assessment
3.2.4. Human–Animal Relationship
3.2.5. Skin Lesions and Hair Coat Condition
3.2.6. Claw Overgrowth
3.2.7. Cleanliness
3.2.8. Udder and Teat Abnormalities
3.2.9. External Abscesses
3.2.10. Nasal, Ocular, and Vulvar Discharge
3.2.11. Thermal Stress
3.2.12. Other Indicators Used for the Assessment of Welfare in Goats
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator | AWIN Protocol | Anzuino Protocol | Muri Protocol | Leite Protocol | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | Individual | Group | Individual | Animal-Based | Resource-Based | ||
Lameness | X | X | X | X | |||
Body condition score | X | X | X | X | |||
Abscesses/swellings | X | X | X | X | |||
Cleanliness/fecal soiling | X | X | X | X | |||
Discharches | X | X | X | X | |||
Qualitative behavioural assessment | X | X | X | ||||
Human-animal relationship | X | X | X | ||||
Overgrown claws | X | X | X | ||||
Udder abnormalities/asymmetry/pathologies | X | X | X | ||||
Lesions | X | X | X | ||||
Improper disbudding | X | X | |||||
Kneeling | X | X | |||||
Queuing | X | X | |||||
Hair coat condition | X | X | |||||
Oblivion | X | X | |||||
Thermal stress | X | X | |||||
Bedding | X | ||||||
Oral behaviour | X | ||||||
Dyspnoe | X | ||||||
Coughing | X | ||||||
Pruritus | |||||||
Obviously sick/dull | X | ||||||
Chest girth | X | ||||||
Pinna pathologies | X | ||||||
Leg injuries | X | ||||||
Water availability | X | ||||||
Access to shade and shelter | X | ||||||
Stocking density | X | ||||||
Cleanliness of facilities | X |
Indicator | Reference |
---|---|
Abnormal oral behaviour | [2,5] |
Chest girth | [6] |
Dyspnoe, respiration rate (variability) | [5,85] |
Exploratory behaviour | [2,53] |
Heart rate (variability) | [85,86,87] |
Ill-thrift/weight loss | [47,88,89] |
Latency to display behaviour post-partum (goat kids) | [53] |
Mortality, condemnation rates | [65,88,89] |
Presence of ectoparasites | [6] |
Pruritus | [2,5] |
Stereotypies | [59] |
Synchronisation of lying | [53] |
Time spent lying (by a wall) | [53] |
Vocalisation | [2,59,85] |
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Minnig, A.; Zufferey, R.; Thomann, B.; Zwygart, S.; Keil, N.; Schüpbach-Regula, G.; Miserez, R.; Stucki, D.; Zanolari, P. Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Goats. Animals 2021, 11, 3138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113138
Minnig A, Zufferey R, Thomann B, Zwygart S, Keil N, Schüpbach-Regula G, Miserez R, Stucki D, Zanolari P. Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Goats. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113138
Chicago/Turabian StyleMinnig, Adrian, Romane Zufferey, Beat Thomann, Sibylle Zwygart, Nina Keil, Gertraud Schüpbach-Regula, Raymond Miserez, Dimitri Stucki, and Patrik Zanolari. 2021. "Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Goats" Animals 11, no. 11: 3138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113138