Evaluation of animal welfare parameters in draught horses of Mapuche indigenous communities in the Araucanía Region, Chile

Authors

  • Christian Alex Tuemmers Apablaza Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Universidad Católica de Temuco
  • Carolina Mora Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria y Salud Pública, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco
  • Gerardo Quezada Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria y Salud Pública, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco
  • Angélica Saldivia Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria y Salud Pública, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco
  • Oscar Venegas Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria y Salud Pública, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i2.15089

Keywords:

animal welfare, draught horses, physical condition, hypometric measurements, pathologies

Abstract

The growing concern for a respectful treatment of working animals establishes the importance of animal welfare in Veterinary Medicine. The Region of Araucanía has several rural sectors and animal traction is widely spread. In order to evaluate the animal welfare state of the draught horses, 134 individuals were randomly selected to analyze their conformation, body condition, alterations in skin and teguments, existing pathologies and hypometric measurements. The results showed that 80.5% presented pathological findings, where 69.4% were related to the hooves and horseshoes, 19.4% associated with the skin, 46% presented optimal body condition and 44% presented a physical conformation suitable for draught work. It was established that the main problems that affected the animal welfare of the equines of the study are related to foot pathologies, inadequate physical conformation and lack of application of sanitary management protocols.animal welfare

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Author Biography

  • Christian Alex Tuemmers Apablaza, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Universidad Católica de Temuco

    Médico Veterinario, PhD, especialista en Medicina Equina y Enfermedades Infecciosas. Académico asistente Clínica de Animales Mayores Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Uni-versidad Católica de Temuco.

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Published

2019-07-04

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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How to Cite

Tuemmers Apablaza, C. A., Mora, C., Quezada, G., Saldivia, A., & Venegas, O. (2019). Evaluation of animal welfare parameters in draught horses of Mapuche indigenous communities in the Araucanía Region, Chile. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 30(2), 569-579. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i2.15089