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Assessment of Native Lithuanian Horses for Therapeutic Riding Purposes. 评估用于治疗性骑术的立陶宛本地马匹。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-10 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2303677

V Ribikauskas, J Kreizaitė, J Morkūnaitė, D R Arney, J Kučinskienė

{"title":"Assessment of Native Lithuanian Horses for Therapeutic Riding Purposes.","authors":"V Ribikauskas, J Kreizaitė, J Morkūnaitė, D R Arney, J Kučinskienė","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2303677","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2303677","url":null,"abstract":"Hippotherapy is considered as a beneficial field of activity for Žemaitukas, a Lithuanian native horse breed. The aim of this study is to analyze the suitability of Žemaitukas breed horses for hippotherapy by using a set of tests based on the temperament, behavioral reactions, and zoometric measurements. Results of these tests inform whether the future use of Lithuanian native horses in hippotherapy can ensure their welfare. In total, 32 horses were evaluated. Twenty-nine of the evaluated horses were horses of the Žemaitukas breed that had never been used for hippotherapy, the others were hippotherapy horses representing different breeds, which were considered the control group. As expected, control hippotherapy horses scored better in many tests, thus confirming the suitability of these tests for the evaluation of horses for hippotrapeutic use. Žemaitukas breed horses scored an average of 15.9% less points for the test of temperament and 21.3% less points for \"Hippo-test\" compared with the hippotherapy horses. Nevertheless, the results suggest that Žemaitukas breed horses could be used in hippotherapy after special training courses.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"344-356"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact of mechanical vs. manual catching on stress, fear, and carcass quality in slower growing broilers. 机械与人工捕获对慢生长肉鸡应激、恐惧和胴体质量的影响。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2254226

Kristofer C Smith, Meghann K Pierdon

{"title":"Impact of mechanical vs. manual catching on stress, fear, and carcass quality in slower growing broilers.","authors":"Kristofer C Smith, Meghann K Pierdon","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2254226","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2254226","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated manual and mechanical catching methods on slower growing broiler chickens on the day of processing. Ten catching events, five mechanical and five manual, were evaluated for animal welfare and an additional set of 241 catches, 128 manual and 113 machine, were analyzed to determine the effect on carcass quality. No significant difference in serum corticosterone concentration (CORT) was found between the catching methods (p = 0.9). Pre-catching CORT (15.07 ± 2.24) was significantly lower than post-catching (25.41 ± 2.22) (p < 0.001). Manually caught broilers had four times greater odds of tonic immobility (TI) than mechanically caught birds (OR 4.0, 95% CI: 1.54-10.54) (p < 0.001). Birds also had 77% lower odds of TI before being caught than after, irrespective of catching method. Manually caught birds had 19% greater risk of bruised wings (p < 0.05) and 23% greater risk of bruised legs (p < 0.05). Lower odds of TI and decreased risk of injury in the machine caught birds indicate improved welfare and carcass quality compared with manual catching. Overall, machine catching was found to improve welfare and carcass quality in these slower growing broilers.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"222-229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10127103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A mixed-method analysis of the consistency of intake information reported by shelter staff upon owner surrender of dogs. 混合方法分析收容所工作人员在主人交出狗时报告的收容信息的一致性。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2250254

Lexis H Ly, Alexandra Protopopova

{"title":"A mixed-method analysis of the consistency of intake information reported by shelter staff upon owner surrender of dogs.","authors":"Lexis H Ly, Alexandra Protopopova","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2250254","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2250254","url":null,"abstract":"Data collected by animal shelters can provide an overview of population numbers and recommendations for shelter management and community programming. While studies utilize data from shelter software, questions remain on whether such data are reliable. The objective of the online experiment was to determine the agreement in data input for surrender reason, breed, and color across shelter staff (n = 81) when presented with four complex narratives of fictional owners surrendering dogs. Additionally, we aimed to understand how staff select surrender reasons for data input through qualitative analysis. Out of 40 possible surrender reasons, the number of unique reasons selected for each scenario ranged from 12-16, suggesting a variety of possible data entries for the same surrender narrative. Agreement was also low for breed and color. Shelter staff described a variety of different methods of determining the surrender reason for input into shelter software, such as asking the owner for their most influential reason or inferring the underlying reason. Further research is required to understand how animal shelter data can be collected consistently in a way that can meaningfully inform shelter management decisions.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"259-280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10108600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A pilot study into the effects of PTSD-assistance dogs' work on their salivary cortisol levels and their handlers' Quality of life. 一项关于创伤后应激障碍辅助犬工作对其唾液皮质醇水平和主人生活质量影响的试点研究。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2259795

Karoline Gerwisch, Karl Weissenbacher, Michelle Proyer, Rupert Palme, Ludwig Huber

{"title":"A pilot study into the effects of PTSD-assistance dogs' work on their salivary cortisol levels and their handlers' Quality of life.","authors":"Karoline Gerwisch, Karl Weissenbacher, Michelle Proyer, Rupert Palme, Ludwig Huber","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2259795","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2259795","url":null,"abstract":"Assistance dogs for people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) support their handlers by performing tasks that are supposed to mitigate the effects of their mental disability. This study examined the Quality of Life (QoL) of PTSD-assistance dogs' handlers in Austria and Germany using a qualitative online questionnaire based on the Capability Approach. To correspondingly explore whether the involved assistance dogs experience distress triggered by their daily schedules, we measured their salivary cortisol values. These were compared to the cortisol levels of companion dogs without special tasks, as well as diabetic-signal dogs that have a similar workload. Our results showed that people suffering from PTSD-symptoms can improve their QoL with the aid of their assistance dog. However, being accompanied by an assistance dog creates new social barriers. Surprisingly, we found significantly lower salivary cortisol levels in PTSD-assistance dogs compared to the control groups. We conclude that a positive relationship between PTSD-assistance dogs and their handlers can reduce stress on both sides, and that training well tuned to the requirements of an assistance dog can prevent stress in their daily lives.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"288-300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616523/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41141949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Health evaluation of street dogs in Guarapuava, Brazil. 巴西瓜拉普瓦市流浪狗的健康评价。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-04 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2243218

Kamila Líbano de Souza, Karine Cristine Almeida, Danielle Louisy Bahia Dos Santos, Fernanda Pinto-Ferreira, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, Letícia Santos Balbino, Lucas Ferreira da Costa Furlan, Marina Szychta, Marcela Calciolari Branquinho, Margarete Kimie Falbo

{"title":"Health evaluation of street dogs in Guarapuava, Brazil.","authors":"Kamila Líbano de Souza, Karine Cristine Almeida, Danielle Louisy Bahia Dos Santos, Fernanda Pinto-Ferreira, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, Letícia Santos Balbino, Lucas Ferreira da Costa Furlan, Marina Szychta, Marcela Calciolari Branquinho, Margarete Kimie Falbo","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2243218","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2243218","url":null,"abstract":"Free-roaming dogs are removed from the street by the Municipal Animal Control division/shelter and NGOs to safeguard public health as well as to prevent any suffering dogs may face and to find them homes. However, adoption rates are low and there is a lack of public programs aimed at humane control causing increased numbers of street dogs and overcrowding in shelters, compromising health and welfare. We aimed to evaluate the health of dogs from municipal shelters and independent shelters, and community dogs in the city of Guarapuava through clinical examination and complete blood cell count tests. The main changes found in the clinical examination of 297 dogs were hyperthermia in 4.0%, tachypnea in 20.5%, ocular and oral mucosa hypocorada in 6.4%, and ectoparasite infestation in 42.7%. Changes found in the erythrogram were anemia in 15.1% and polycythemia in 3.4%. In the platelet count, thrombocytopenia was found in 10.1% and thrombocytosis in 10.4%. On the leukogram, leukocytosis was observed in 14.8% and leukopenia in 3%. The results reveal the compromised health of some animals, requiring better diagnostic investigation, since certain clinical and complete blood cell count alterations may be caused by zoonotic agents that can endanger human and animal health.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"281-287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10309371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Field Based Assessment of Clinical Signs of Irreversible Loss of Consciousness and Death Confirmed by Brain Destruction in Juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) After Penetrating Captive Bolt Stunning or Electrostunning with Probe Pithing. 幼美洲鳄（短吻鳄）在刺穿非固定栓击或探针穿刺电击后脑损伤证实的不可逆意识丧失和死亡的临床症状的现场评估。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2236550

M Flint, K Sagrera, K Wainwright, J B Flint

{"title":"Field Based Assessment of Clinical Signs of Irreversible Loss of Consciousness and Death Confirmed by Brain Destruction in Juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) After Penetrating Captive Bolt Stunning or Electrostunning with Probe Pithing.","authors":"M Flint, K Sagrera, K Wainwright, J B Flint","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2236550","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2236550","url":null,"abstract":"To determine the humane use of slaughter methods we examined the clinical signs of life in 61 American alligators harvested on-farm using one of three methods: (i) captive bolt and spinal cord severance; (ii) electrostunning, spinal cord severance and pithing; and (iii) spinal cord severance and pithing. Loss of consciousness and the six clinical signs of life that can be used on-farm were assessed for evidence of irreversible unconsciousness and death at Time 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 30 min post slaughter. The brains of alligators from each slaughter method were removed to assess brain tissue disruption. A combination of loss of blink reflex, pupillary light response, jaw tone and respiration are a reliable on-farm tool for determining death. Heartbeat and withdrawal reflex persisted. Captive bolt and electrostunning methods were effective in immediately producing loss of response consistent with irreversible unconsciousness, subsequent death and destruction of neural tissue integrity in the mid and hind brain. They are therefore humane forms of slaughter in American alligators.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"197-208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10302453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Use of proximity loggers to Estimate Affiliative and Agonistic Relationships among Group-housed Holstein calves. 使用接近记录器来估计群体饲养的荷斯坦小牛之间的隶属关系和拮抗关系。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2250262

Yehoshav A Ben Meir, Fernando Garcia, Miri Cohen-Zinder, Ariel Shabtay

{"title":"Use of proximity loggers to Estimate Affiliative and Agonistic Relationships among Group-housed Holstein calves.","authors":"Yehoshav A Ben Meir, Fernando Garcia, Miri Cohen-Zinder, Ariel Shabtay","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2250262","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2250262","url":null,"abstract":"We used proximity loggers to map the social network of 15 group-housed suckling Holstein calves over a 70-day period divided into five trial periods. Tag ID, encountered tag ID, and encounter start time and length were collected from the proximity loggers. Use of 3D matrices and trendlines distinguished three encounter types: \"rapid decline\" (up to ~ 120 s), \"moderate decline\" (~120 to ~ 600 s), and \"exponential decline\" (longer than ~ 600 s). We hypothesized that a random encounter between two calves with an agonistic relationship would terminate quickly, whereas affiliative encounters would linger. Quadratic assignment with 5000 random permutations revealed a significant negative correlation between short encounters (\"agonistic\") and long encounters (\"affiliative\") matrices in periods 1 and 5 (r = -0.490 and -0.767, respectively), tendency toward negative correlation in period 3 (r = -0.141, p = 0.104), and no significant correlations in periods 2 and 4. These results were in accordance with the social network analyses revealing agonistic (short encounters) relationships in those periods. We suggest using this method in further studies on the effects of various factors on social network dynamics and its effect on health, intake, growth, and efficiency.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"209-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10056291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Short-Term Changes in Food Spatial Distribution by Zoo Husbandry Practices Increase Agonism and Affect Feeding Behavior in Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis): A Case Study. 动物园饲养方式对食物空间分布的短期改变会增强智利火烈鸟的雌性激素水平并影响其摄食行为：案例研究。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2424575

Gonzalo A Camps, Raul H Marin, David Ortiz, Daniel P Villareal, María Carla Labaque

{"title":"Short-Term Changes in Food Spatial Distribution by Zoo Husbandry Practices Increase Agonism and Affect Feeding Behavior in Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis): A Case Study.","authors":"Gonzalo A Camps, Raul H Marin, David Ortiz, Daniel P Villareal, María Carla Labaque","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2424575","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2424575","url":null,"abstract":"Short-term modifications to animals' enclosures, stemming from zoo husbandry practices, can significantly impact animal behavior and, consequently, their welfare. In this case study, we examined a captive-bred population of 23 adult Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) during a non-breeding season to evaluate whether short-term alterations in the spatial distribution of feeders would affect the birds' feeding and agonistic behaviors. Initially, we developed an ethogram to establish baseline behavioral data. Subsequently, we assessed individual (latency to approach the feeders) and group (feeding and agonism) responses to feeder changes using an ABA-type experimental design (A1 and A2 feeders at the original location; B feeder location changed). Latency to approach feeders was also correlated with the birds' sex and body weight. The results revealed that during and immediately after the alterations, agonistic behaviors at the most frequently used feeding site by the flamingos increased, while the use of alternative food sources decreased significantly. Latency was not influenced by the birds' sex or body weight. These findings emphasize the importance of closely monitoring even seemingly minor changes in food spatial distribution to prevent negative impacts on the behavior, and presumably, the welfare of flamingos.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"328-343"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142633108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Electro-Immobilisation and Fish Welfare: An Investigation into Stress, Consciousness, and Physiological Aspects During Slaughter. 电休眠与鱼类福利：对屠宰过程中的压力、意识和生理方面的调查。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2348460

Afshin Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh, Mohammad Khosravizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Sedigheh Babadi, Nima Shiry

{"title":"Electro-Immobilisation and Fish Welfare: An Investigation into Stress, Consciousness, and Physiological Aspects During Slaughter.","authors":"Afshin Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh, Mohammad Khosravizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Sedigheh Babadi, Nima Shiry","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2348460","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2348460","url":null,"abstract":"The aquaculture industry frequently employs various slaughter methods that subject fish to inhumane conditions, resulting in significant suffering. This study examined the effects of electrical method on the welfare of farmed fish (Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi) compared to air asphyxiation. Fish captured with electricity exhibited calm behavior until death, in contrast to fish treated with air asphyxiation, which exhibited violent responses within 4 minutes of capture. The electrical method achieved a complete state of unconsciousness 7 minutes faster than air asphyxiation. Our results show that air asphyxiation raised cortisol levels more than the electrical method, with no significant difference in glucose and lactate concentrations. Electrically treated fish had higher superoxide dismutase and liver-reduced glutathione levels, while suffocated fish showed elevated GSH and liver catalase levels. Radiographs revealed no fractures or skeletal changes. Electrical stunning had no effect on gill tissue, but caused brain tissue hemorrhage, whereas air asphyxiation caused less damage. Air asphyxiation caused gill tissue issues but less brain damage. Consciousness loss is crucial for humane practices. Specific electrical currents (110V for 30s) could improve aquaculture and fish welfare.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"243-258"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of harness design on the biomechanics of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). 挽具设计对家犬生物力学的影响。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2023.2259796

Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Jacqueline Boyd, Anne Carter

{"title":"Effect of harness design on the biomechanics of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).","authors":"Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Jacqueline Boyd, Anne Carter","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2259796","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2023.2259796","url":null,"abstract":"Harnesses have become increasingly popular and whilst there are benefits to harnesses, the impact of harness design on canine biomechanics, and thus physical health and welfare is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of three popular commercially available harnesses on canine locomotion in 66 domestic dogs. Dogs were filmed moving on a loose lead over a Tekscan Strideway gait analysis system. Stride length as a proportion of limb length (calculated as distance from the elbow to the floor), body weight distribution in the front versus the hind limbs (%), and minimum and maximum apparent angles of the lateral epicondyle of humerus (LEH) and greater tubercle of humerus (GTH) during the motion cycle were measured. Except for GTH angles, there were significant differences in all the investigated metrics. Differences varied across breeds/breed types. It is recommended that, when purchasing and fitting harnesses for dogs, owners and harness fitters treat dogs on an individual basis. The impact of pulling in harness on dog gait requires investigation as dogs may experience greater restrictions when pulling than during locomotion on a loose lead.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"301-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41162911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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