Special Issue "Horse Transport"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Equids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: horse, transport of, equine welfare transport, equine behaviour transport, transport stress
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For equines, transport is the most stressful of management practices. Its interconnectedness with transport engineering, public safety, biosecurity, regulatory and social responsibility, animal and human behaviour and health reflects the emerging unifying concept of One Welfare. Transport practices are needed which acknowledge the horse’s needs to reduce a journey’s risk of adverse legal, financial, ethical, veterinary, and human health outcomes. This Special Issue of Animals offers a comprehensive study of the current science behind improved transport and the direct and indirect benefits for a spectrum of professional and layperson groups.
Dr. Sharon Cregier
Dr. Barbara Padalino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horse
- transport of
- equine welfare transport
- equine behaviour transport
- transport stress
- float
- trailer
- truck
- driver
- injury
- problem behaviour
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: dedicated to the history and practice of transport of the horse.
Authors: Areion Equestrian
Affiliation: Portocks End, Clevelode, Malvem, Worcestershire, WR136PEJo
Abstract: dedicated to the history and practice of transport of the horse.
Title: Transportation of horse: Is this horse broken or unbroken?
Authors: Laura Menchetti 1, Emanuela Dalla Costa 2, Michela Minero2 and Barbara Padalino 1,*
Affiliation: 1 Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bolo-gna, Italy; [email protected]; [email protected] 2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milano, Italy; [email protected]; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]
Abstract: transportation is a stressful event for all animal species, but some categories may be subjected to worse welfare consequences due to their ethological characteristics and peculiar coping strategies. Among equines, unbroken horses are at higher risk for transport-related diseases and injuries. Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport establishes stricter rules on how unbroken horses shall be transported. However, in practice, official veterinarians cannot verify regulatory compliance as there is no valid tool al-lowing to classify horses as broken or unbroken. This study proposes the broken-unbroken test (BUT) to assess and score horse behavior during approach, haltering, and handling. After a rig-orous validation process, the study showed that the BUT was a reliable, valid and feasible tool to determine whether a horse is broken or unbroken. The implementation of the current Regula-tion with this tool would allow simple verification of compliance, helping to ensure transport procedures for unbroken horses that are more respectful of their ethological and physiological characteristics. This may reduce the incidence of adverse welfare consequences for horses during transportation. Abstract: The Regulation EC 1/2005 established stricter rules for the transportation of unbroken horses, but it does not provide adequate tools for their identification. This study aimed to de-velop and validate a behavioral test to identify whether a horse is broken or unbroken. The proposed broken-unbroken test (BUT) consists of two phases: Approaching and haltering, and Handling. Horse behavior during each phase was scored on a 3-point scale and the scores were summed up to obtain a BUT Score (BUTS ). One hundred horses, 4 blinded observers, physiological and behavioral parameters were used to validate the BUT, in terms of reliability and validity. Agreement analyses supported the excellent inter- and intra-observer as well as test-retest reliability of BUT score (Intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC>0.75). BUT score was negatively associated with respiratory rate, avoidance distance, and time needed for the tester to approach, halter, and lead the horse (P<0.05). The optimal cut-off value to discriminate between broken and unbroken was a BUTS≥2 (sensitivity=97.8%, specificity=97.3%). Finally, the agree-ment between the classification obtained by the BUT and the expert judgment was almost perfect (ICC=0.940). These findings confirmed the construct and criterion validity of BUT. Overall, BUT could provide official veterinarians with a feasible, reliable, and valid tool to identify whether a horse is broken or unbroken and, consequently, direct stakeholders towards the correct transport procedures.
Title: Roman cavalry transports
Authors: mauro poma
Affiliation: "Animals in the Colosseum"
Abstract: tour guide of Rome and I have many contacts (some are archaeologists and many work regularly at the Vatican Museums) who can help me with my research.