Quantifying the Impact of Mounted Load Carrying on Equids: A Review

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 1333
• Main Authors: Bukhari, Syed S. U. H., McElligott, Alan G., Parkes, Rebecca S. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 07.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Adaptation; Agricultural production; Biomechanics; blood chemistry; Carrying capacity; Construction materials; Cortisol; Creatine; Creatine kinase; Developing countries; donkey; equid welfare; Gait; Heart rate; horse; Horses; Hypothalamus; Indicators; Kilns; Kinematics; Lactic acid; LDCs; limb biomechanics; Load; Load carrying capacity; Load distribution; loading; Overloading; Oxidative stress; Physiological effects; Physiological factors; Physiology; Pituitary; Respiration; Review; Workloads; Afghanistan; Pakistan; China; Mexico; Ethiopia; Nepal; India

There are approximately 112 million working equids in developing countries, many of which are associated with brick kilns. Brick kilns and overloading are associated with welfare problems in working equids. Understanding equids’ abilities and influencing factors are important for both effective perf...