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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2017

Animal-Based Measures to Assess the Welfare of Extensively Managed Ewes.

Carolina Munoz, Angus Campbell, Paul Hemsworth, Rebecca Doyle

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Carolina MunozAnimal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne, North Melbourne, VIC 3051, Australia. cmunoz@student.unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-5489-1417
Angus CampbellFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia. a.campbell@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3907-5048
Paul HemsworthAnimal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne, North Melbourne, VIC 3051, Australia. phh@unimelb.edu.au.
Rebecca DoyleAnimal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne, North Melbourne, VIC 3051, Australia. rebecca.doyle@unimelb.edu.au.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reliability and feasibility of 10 animal-based measures of ewe welfare were examined for use in extensive sheep production systems. Measures were: Body condition score (BCS), rumen fill, fleece cleanliness, fleece condition, skin lesions, tail length, dag score, foot-wall integrity, hoof overgrowth and lameness, and all were examined on 100 Merino ewes (aged 2-4 years) during mid-pregnancy, mid-lactation and weaning by a pool of nine trained observers. The measures of BCS, fleece condition, skin lesions, tail length, dag score and lameness were deemed to be reliable and feasible. All had good observer agreement, as determined by the percentage of agreement, Kendall's coefficient of concordance (W) and Kappa (k) values. When combined, these nutritional and health measures provide a snapshot of the current welfare status of ewes, as well as evidencing previous or potential welfare issues.

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animal-based indicatorsanimal welfarekappa statisticsobserver agreementon-farm welfare assessmentsheep

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