On-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats in the Brazilian Northeast

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to apply a modified AWIN Goat protocol to evaluate and compare the welfare of adult lactating and non-lactating dairy goats at pen and individual levels on small farms located in Ceará, Northeast, Brazil, and to take into consideration the application of this protocol on Brazilian Northeast goat farms. Five farms with Lactating goats (L) and five farms with non-lactating goats (NL) were evaluated. At the first level of welfare assessment, animals were evaluated in the pen and during the second level of welfare assessment, animals were evaluated in the pen and individually. Indicators assessed were animal and resource-based indicators. Significant difference between L and NL on farms was set at P

摘要
本研究旨在采用改良型AWIN山羊福利评估方案（AWIN Goat protocol），评估并比较巴西东北部塞阿拉州小型农场中成年泌乳与非泌乳奶山羊在圈舍群体与个体层面的福利状况，同时考察该方案在巴西东北部山羊养殖场的适用性。本次研究共评估5个饲养泌乳奶山羊（L组）的农场，以及5个饲养非泌乳奶山羊（NL组）的农场。福利评估分为两个层级：第一层级仅在圈舍群体层面开展动物福利评估，第二层级则同时开展圈舍群体与个体层面的评估。本次评估涵盖动物相关与资源相关两类福利指标。农场内泌乳组与非泌乳组山羊的福利差异显著性判定阈值设定为P