A two-year participatory intervention project with owners to reduce lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses in Jaipur, India.
| Title: | A two-year participatory intervention project with owners to reduce lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses in Jaipur, India. |
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| Authors: | Reix CE; School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom; The Brooke, London, United Kingdom.; Dikshit AK; Help in Suffering, Maharani Farm, Durgapura, Jaipur, India.; Hockenhull J; School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom.; Parker RM; School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom.; Banerjee A; Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, C-75, South Extension, Part II, New Delhi, India.; Burn CC; Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.; Pritchard JC; Animals in International Development, Banwell, North Somerset, United Kingdom; The Brooke, London, United Kingdom.; Whay HR; School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom. |
| Source: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2015 Apr 21; Vol. 10 (4), pp. e0124342. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 21 (Print Publication: 2015). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| MeSH Terms: | Horse Diseases/*prevention & control ; Lameness, Animal/*prevention & control; Extremities/pathology ; Animals ; Gait ; Horses ; India |
| Abstract: | Background: Participatory methods are increasingly used in international human development, but scientific evaluation of their efficacy versus a control group is rare. Working horses support families in impoverished communities. Lameness and limb abnormalities are highly prevalent in these animals and a cause for welfare concern. We aimed to stimulate and evaluate improvements in lameness and limb abnormalities in horses whose owners took part in a 2-year participatory intervention project to reduce lameness (PI) versus a control group (C) in Jaipur, India.; Methodology/principal Findings: In total, 439 owners of 862 horses participated in the study. PI group owners from 21 communities were encouraged to meet regularly to discuss management and work practices influencing lameness and poor welfare and to track their own progress in improving these. Lameness examinations (41 parameters) were conducted at the start of the study (Baseline), and after 1 year and 2 years. Results were compared with control horses from a further 21 communities outside the intervention. Of the 149 horses assessed on all three occasions, PI horses showed significantly (P |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20150422 Date Completed: 20160404 Latest Revision: 20181113 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC4405470 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0124342 |
| PMID: | 25898014 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't