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The Use of Draught Animals in Rural Labour.
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- Analysis of the determinants of farm power mechanization in Misrak Bedawacho District, Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Management practices and welfare of working equids in Mogalakwena local municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Seasonal changes in coat colour and sexual size dimorphism in a subtropical ungulate.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Exploration of transcriptional regulation network between buffalo oocytes and granulosa cells and its impact on different diameter follicles.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- What Is a Working Equid? Analysis of Current Terminology and a Suggested Definition.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Viral Diseases in Water Buffalo (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Use of Cyanobacterium Spirulina (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Examination of the Effects of Domestic Water Buffalo (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Editorial: The welfare of working animals.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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- Assessing the impact of draught load pulling on welfare in equids.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- The history and welfare of working mules in the valleys of the Toubkal massif, in the High Atlas of Morocco.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Administration of melatonin prior to modified synchronization protocol improves the productive and reproductive efficiency of Chinese crossbred buffaloes in low breeding season.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Reproduction and Fertility of Buffaloes in Nepal.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Effect of Prepartum Dietary Energy Level on Production and Reproduction in Nili Ravi Buffaloes.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Handling and Physiological Aspects of the Dual-Purpose Water Buffalo Production System in the Mexican Humid Tropics.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- The Effect of Frequency of Fresh Pasture Allocation on the Feeding Behaviour of High Production Dairy Cows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Participatory appraisal for healthcare and welfare management strategies of donkeys (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study discusses scientific findings on the use of draught animals such as equids (i.e., horses, mules, and donkeys) and bovids (i.e., cattle and water buffaloes) in rural labours. Relevant peer-reviewed literature published between 1980 and 2021 was retrieved from CAB Abstracts, PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Scopus databases. Although animals were used to produce draught power since their domestication and are still being used for this purpose, mechanisation has markedly reduced animal labour demand in agriculture. However, the process was uneven across continents according to economic constraints, and draught animals are currently concentrated in small production units located on terrains that do not favour agriculture mechanisation in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Generally, equids can work at rates similar to those of bovids or faster but can sustain the work for shorter periods of time. In addition, buffaloes possess tough hooves and resistance to disease that make them suitable for working in wetlands and clay soils. Draught animals allow a marked reduction of both GHG emissions and non-renewable energy consumption as compared with agricultural machinery. In addition, they may allow obtaining profits from otherwise non-usable lands. Therefore, their use should be promoted in rural areas where low investments are usually the only ones feasible, and the energy of the animals can be obtained at a low cost by feeding them harvest residues and by-products. However, more attention should be paid to the quality of human-animal interactions-due to the close contact between animals and humans while working-and to the welfare of draught animals when transported and slaughtered-due to the high prevalence of injuries they suffer when subjected to these practices.
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