Welfare in horse breeding
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Welfare in horse breeding. / Campbell, M.L.H.; Sandøe, Peter.
In: Veterinary Record, Vol. 176, No. 17, 2015, p. 436-440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare in horse breeding
AU - Campbell, M.L.H.
AU - Sandøe, Peter
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Welfare problems related to the way horses are bred, whether by coitus or by the application of artificial reproduction techniques (ARTs), have been given no discrete consideration within the academic literature. This paper reviews the existing knowledge base about welfare issues in horse breeding and identifies areas in which data is lacking. We suggest that all methods of horse breeding are associated with potential welfare problems, but also that the judicious use of ARTs can sometimes help to address those problems. We discuss how negative welfare effects could be identified and limited and how positive welfare effects associated with breeding might be maximised. Further studies are needed to establish an evidence base about how stressful or painful various breeding procedures are for the animals involved, and what the lifetime welfare implications of ARTs are for future animal generations.
AB - Welfare problems related to the way horses are bred, whether by coitus or by the application of artificial reproduction techniques (ARTs), have been given no discrete consideration within the academic literature. This paper reviews the existing knowledge base about welfare issues in horse breeding and identifies areas in which data is lacking. We suggest that all methods of horse breeding are associated with potential welfare problems, but also that the judicious use of ARTs can sometimes help to address those problems. We discuss how negative welfare effects could be identified and limited and how positive welfare effects associated with breeding might be maximised. Further studies are needed to establish an evidence base about how stressful or painful various breeding procedures are for the animals involved, and what the lifetime welfare implications of ARTs are for future animal generations.
U2 - 10.1136/vr.102814
DO - 10.1136/vr.102814
M3 - Review
C2 - 25908746
VL - 176
SP - 436
EP - 440
JO - Veterinary Record
JF - Veterinary Record
SN - 0042-4900
IS - 17
ER -
ID: 137010787