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This article provides practical advice on small ruminant welfare, emphasizing assessment and management. Key indicators help producers ensure optimal nutrition, health, and behavior for sheep and goats.

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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Science
  • Animal Welfare

Background:

  • Small ruminants, including sheep and goats, face various welfare challenges.
  • Effective welfare assessment is crucial for maintaining optimal animal conditions.
  • Veterinary practitioners play a vital role in identifying and mitigating welfare compromises.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss key welfare issues in small ruminants.
  • To provide practical management advice for producers and practitioners.
  • To highlight the importance of welfare assessment and intervention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current knowledge on small ruminant welfare issues.
  • Identification of practical management strategies and interventions.
  • Emphasis on using welfare indicators for assessment.

Main Results:

  • Knowledge of welfare indicators enables the development of targeted management plans.
  • Management plans should address nutrition, environment, and health.
  • Facilitating natural behaviors and positive affective states is a key outcome.

Conclusions:

  • Producers and practitioners can improve sheep and goat welfare through informed management.
  • Systematic identification of welfare issues and resource allocation are essential.
  • A proactive approach to animal welfare ensures better health and productivity.