Welfare Assessment on Different-Sized Dairy Goat Farms in the Northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina
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2022
Autori
Paskaš, SnežanaMiočinović, Jelena
Savić, Mila
Đukić-Stojčić, Mirjana
Pihler, Ivan
Becskei, Zsolt
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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 w...ere 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.
Ključne reči:
goat welfare / housing / management / health indicatorsIzvor:
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2022, 25, 1-13Izdavač:
- Taylor and Francis Group
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Ministarstvo nauke, tehnološkog razvoja i inovacija Republike Srbije, institucionalno finansiranje - 200143 (Univerzitet u Beogradu, Fakultet veterinarske medicine) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200143)
- Organizovanje održive proizvodnje organskog uzgoja jagnjadi kao podrška ruralnog razvoja (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31085)
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Institucija/grupa
Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - 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 -
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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 . .