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Area of Science:

  • Animal Welfare Science
  • Livestock Management
  • Avian Husbandry

Background:

  • Growing consumer demand for animal-friendly products necessitates improved livestock welfare standards.
  • Existing welfare assessment protocols cover species like calves, pigs, and poultry, but exclude ostriches.
  • Ostriches are important farm animals, yet lack standardized welfare assessment tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a feasible and time-efficient Ostrich Welfare Assessment Protocol (OWAP).
  • To create a standardized method for assessing ostrich welfare in intensive and semi-intensive systems.
  • To establish objective criteria for evaluating ostrich well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a protocol combining animal-based (physiological, behavioral, appearance), resource-based, and management-based measures.
  • Included 41 non-invasive indicators: 14 animal-based, 12 resource-based, and 15 management-based.
  • Utilized a graded scoring system for each parameter, aggregated to determine overall welfare status.

Main Results:

  • The Ostrich Welfare Assessment Protocol (OWAP) comprises 41 relevant, reliable, and feasible measures.
  • A scoring system with a total of 95 points (31 direct, 64 indirect) was established.
  • Defined thresholds for classifying welfare as unacceptable (<32), suboptimal (32-63), or optimal (>63).

Conclusions:

  • The OWAP offers a systematic and objective approach to assessing ostrich welfare.
  • This protocol is applicable to ostriches in both intensive and semi-intensive farming conditions.
  • The OWAP addresses a critical gap in animal welfare assessment for ostriches.