Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume64
dc.contributor.authorRogers CW
dc.contributor.authorLegg K
dc.contributor.authorGibson M
dc.contributor.authorGee EK
dc.contributor.editorBryden W
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-03T21:33:18Z
dc.date.available2024-06-03T21:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-10
dc.description.abstractFrom racehorses to family pets, equine production and management is primarily pasture-based in New Zealand. Pasture-based equine production systems largely reflect the horse’s ecological niche and have a unique set of management and welfare challenges. This review examines the potential welfare issues related to the management of horses in New Zealand. The economic value of horses varies greatly depending on their usage, which covers a wide spectrum from pest species (e.g. feral horses) to production (e.g. racehorses) and companion animals (e.g. leisure and sport horses). The view of where the horse is positioned on this spectrum may cause differing welfare threats to horses, due to the economic considerations, which drive the majority of welfare and managemental decisions. The organisation, management, racing and wastage metrics of the Thoroughbred racehorse industry are well documented, and the benefits of the pasture-based system have become evident through less stressful weaning practices and opportunity for early exercise (which has been associated with longer careers and fewer musculoskeletal injuries). Identification of equine-welfare research priorities in New Zealand remains challenging, given the lack of vertical integration of many sectors of the equine industry resulting in fragmented and limited availability of data.
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dc.identifier.citationRogers CW, Legg K, Gibson M, Gee EK. (2023). Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems. Animal Production Science. 64. 1.
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AN22424
dc.identifier.eissn1836-5787
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1836-0939
dc.identifier.numberAN22424
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69705
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.publish.csiro.au/an/Fulltext/AN22424
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimal Production Science
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectagricultural systems
dc.subjectanimal behavior
dc.subjectanimal husbandry
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectbone strength
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjecthorses
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectpasture
dc.subjectreproduction
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.titleCommercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id479278
pubs.organisational-groupOther
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