Welfare assessment of racehorses provides a baseline for continued monitoring
This welfare assessment of racehorses in training in GB proved feasible to conduct and provided large-scale data to monitor welfare and highlight areas for targeted welfare improvement strategies. Depending on the ultimate objectives, various implementation options for continued welfare assessments of racehorses are available, working in partnership with trainers and other industry stakeholders.
Authors
- Kate Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-1238)
- Rachel Annan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4567-2225)
- Jo Hockenhull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-7304)
- Mathilde Valenchon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-8433)
- Leah Trigg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-7003)
- Siobhan Mullan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-6396)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Equine Veterinary Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14510
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73