马匹繁育中的福利问题。
Welfare in horse breeding.
作者信息
Campbell M L H, Sandøe P
机构信息
Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, South Mymms, Herefordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
Department of Large Animal Sciences and Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
出版信息
Vet Rec. 2015 Apr 25;176(17):436-40. doi: 10.1136/vr.102814.
Welfare problems related to the way horses are bred, whether by coitus or by the application of artificial reproduction techniques (ARTs), have been given no discrete consideration within the academic literature. This paper reviews the existing knowledge base about welfare issues in horse breeding and identifies areas in which data is lacking. We suggest that all methods of horse breeding are associated with potential welfare problems, but also that the judicious use of ARTs can sometimes help to address those problems. We discuss how negative welfare effects could be identified and limited and how positive welfare effects associated with breeding might be maximised. Further studies are needed to establish an evidence base about how stressful or painful various breeding procedures are for the animals involved, and what the lifetime welfare implications of ARTs are for future animal generations.
与马匹繁殖方式相关的福利问题，无论是通过自然交配还是应用人工繁殖技术（ARTs），在学术文献中都没有得到单独的考量。本文回顾了关于马匹繁殖中福利问题的现有知识库，并确定了数据缺乏的领域。我们认为，所有马匹繁殖方法都与潜在的福利问题相关，但明智地使用人工繁殖技术有时有助于解决这些问题。我们讨论了如何识别和限制负面福利影响，以及如何使与繁殖相关的正面福利影响最大化。需要进一步的研究来建立一个证据基础，以了解各种繁殖程序对相关动物有多大压力或痛苦，以及人工繁殖技术对未来动物世代的终身福利影响是什么。
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