TY  - JOUR
AU  - Paskaš, Snežana
AU  - Miočinović, Jelena
AU  - Savić, Mila
AU  - Đukić-Stojčić, Mirjana
AU  - Pihler, Ivan
AU  - Becskei, Zsolt
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2721
AB  - This research aimed for the first time to identify the essential welfare
problems on 46 goat dairy farms in Vojvodina,based on the goat AWIN
welfare protocol. The study showed that space allowance per goat was 1.55,
1.86 and 2.50 m2/goat (large, medium, small-sized farms, respectively). Most
farms possessed the soil floor and straw as a flooring material. The small
and medium farms more allowed access to the outdoor area. Contrary,
large-sized farms mostly kept goats in fully housed systems with reduced
opportunities for the goats to express their natural behavior. Management
procedures were significantly different (p < 0.05) between the investigated
farms. Differences were mainly in bedding, feeding and culling strategies.
Low productivity was the main cause of culling in all farm types. Small-sized
farms carried out more often disbudding (42.9%) in comparison with medium
(21.4%) and large-sized ones (14.3%). Group level observation showed
that the main areas of concern were associated with hair coat condition and
kneeling at the feeding rack (p < 0.05). Inadequate BCS, udder asymmetry
and claw overgrowth were frequently recorded. The prevalence of thin and
fat goats was highest in large-sized farms All farm size categories and
management systems showed certain welfare weaknesses. Thus, the findings
highlighted the need for higher implementation of animal welfare
principles and improvement of management techniques to meet the welfare
requirements of dairy goats.
PB  - Taylor and Francis Group
T2  - Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
T1  - Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina
VL  - 25
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
DO  - 10.1080/10888705.2022.2025537
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Paskaš, Snežana and Miočinović, Jelena and Savić, Mila and Đukić-Stojčić, Mirjana and Pihler, Ivan and Becskei, Zsolt",
year = "2022",
abstract = "This research aimed for the first time to identify the essential welfare
problems on 46 goat dairy farms in Vojvodina,based on the goat AWIN
welfare protocol. The study showed that space allowance per goat was 1.55,
1.86 and 2.50 m2/goat (large, medium, small-sized farms, respectively). Most
farms possessed the soil floor and straw as a flooring material. The small
and medium farms more allowed access to the outdoor area. Contrary,
large-sized farms mostly kept goats in fully housed systems with reduced
opportunities for the goats to express their natural behavior. Management
procedures were significantly different (p < 0.05) between the investigated
farms. Differences were mainly in bedding, feeding and culling strategies.
Low productivity was the main cause of culling in all farm types. Small-sized
farms carried out more often disbudding (42.9%) in comparison with medium
(21.4%) and large-sized ones (14.3%). Group level observation showed
that the main areas of concern were associated with hair coat condition and
kneeling at the feeding rack (p < 0.05). Inadequate BCS, udder asymmetry
and claw overgrowth were frequently recorded. The prevalence of thin and
fat goats was highest in large-sized farms All farm size categories and
management systems showed certain welfare weaknesses. Thus, the findings
highlighted the need for higher implementation of animal welfare
principles and improvement of management techniques to meet the welfare
requirements of dairy goats.",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Group",
journal = "Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science",
title = "Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina",
volume = "25",
pages = "1-13",
doi = "10.1080/10888705.2022.2025537"
}

Paskaš, S., Miočinović, J., Savić, M., Đukić-Stojčić, M., Pihler, I.,& Becskei, Z.. (2022). Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina. in Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Taylor and Francis Group., 25, 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2022.2025537

Paskaš S, Miočinović J, Savić M, Đukić-Stojčić M, Pihler I, Becskei Z. Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina. in Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 2022;25:1-13.
doi:10.1080/10888705.2022.2025537 .

Paskaš, Snežana, Miočinović, Jelena, Savić, Mila, Đukić-Stojčić, Mirjana, Pihler, Ivan, Becskei, Zsolt, "Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina" in Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 25 (2022):1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2022.2025537 . .