Welfare of Working Equines Questionnaire

1. Background detail Interviewers/owner’s name -------------------------

2. Area
3. Educational level of interviewers?
o Illiterate
o literate

Cart Animal detail

4. Contribution to livelihood?
o The only source additional (minor)
o Source of income significant role
5. Gender ----------
6. Specie -----------
7. Age -------------
8. How much money do you make in a day (specify)? ---------
9. How many days do you work your animal in a week? ---------
10. How long do you work your animal in a day? -----------
11. How much loads does your animal pull once (on average) in kg? ----------
12. What type of load?
o Market goods
o construction material
o Form product
o fire wood
o water
o other

Cart animal management

13. Do you give enough water?
o Yes
o No
14. The type of feed?
o Free grazing
 o Hay
o Concentrate
o Other,
o Specify--------------
15. How often do you feed per day?
o One
o Twice
o Three times
o Four times
16. Do you give rest per day of working time?
o Yes
 under shade
 no shade
o No
17. What happens to your animal at the end of its working life?
o Abandon
o Euthanasia
o continue taking care
18. What is the major problem your face while managing the animal?
o Disease
o Feed
o Water
o Shelter
o Harnessing problem
o Other
o Specify-----------------
19. How much money do you spend (on average) in a month to manage your
animal? ----------------
20. What are the major health concerns of your animal?
o Wounds
o epizootic lymphangitis
o lameness
o Poor body condition
o Dermatological problem
 o Africa horse sickness
o tetanus
o colic
o Other (specify) ------------
21. What do you do when your animal gets sick?
o Take it to vet service
o treat myself
o do nothing
22. If treat myself, what are the treatment practice you use?
o Branding
o Bloodletting
o injections (modern drugs)
o Drenching
o Salt water
o Battery acid
o Engine oil
o Grease
o Others specify
23. Are wound enough reasons to rest a animal?
o Yes
o No
24. Does you animal have shelter?
o Yes
o No
25. Does the shelter protect?
o Insect
o rain fall
o wind
o sunlight
26. What do you do with the animal after working day?
o Allow free grazing
o tether up keeps it in shelter
27. What is the common husbandry practice you use?
o Regular hoof care
 o hair cut
o Bathing (washing)
o Regular grooming
o other (specify)---------
28. How to communicate at working time?..........beating……………voice………
waving stick on air…………..pushing…………pulling by ear
29.At working place.
provide feed ………..Tether with
other ……..hobble alone

Wound or injury sites on the animal body

30.Presence of Back Sore?
o Yes
o No
31.Presence of Girth Sore?
o Yes
o No
32.Presence of Breast Sore?
o Yes
o No
33.Presence of Hobble Sore?
o Yes
o No
34.Presence of Tail Sore?
o Yes
o No

Activity Status of animal

35.Presence of bright alertness?
o Yes
o No
36.Presence of Dullness?
o Yes
o No
37.Presence of Quite alert?
o Yes
o No
38.Coat condition
o Good
o Bad
39.Body lesions absent
o Yes
o No
40.Harness sores
o Absent
o Present
41. Hip lesions
o Absent
o Present
42. Dyspnoea
o Absent
o Present
43. Coughing
o Absent
o Present
44. Nasal discharge
o Absent
o Present
45. Diarrhoea
o Absent
o Present
46. CRT
o Normal
o Abnormal
47. Foot lesions
o Absent
o Present
48. Clean rumps
 o Absent
o Present
49. Body lesions
o Absent
o Present
50.Lip lesions
o Absent
o Present
51. Harness sores,
o Absent
o Present
52. Hip lesions
o Absent
o Present
53. Foot lesions
o Absent
o Present
54. Coughing
o Absent
o Present
55. Hoof shape,
o Normal
o Abnormal
56. Foot lesions,
o Absent
o Present
57. Harness sores
o Absent
o Present
58. Coughing
o Absent
o Present
59. Ocular discharge
o Absent
 o Present
60. Nasal discharge
o Absent
o Present
61. Vision
o Absent
o Present
62.Gait
o Normal
o Abnormal
63. Hoof length______
64. Swollen tendons/joints,
o Absent
o Present
65. Hoof horn quality,
o Normal
o Abnormal
66. Hoof shape
o Normal
o Abnormal
67.Sole surface
o Normal
o Abnormal
68.Presence of Ectoparasites?
o Yes
o No
69.Presence of Teeth Abnormalities?
o Yes
o No
70.Absence of Normal Color of Mucous membrane?
o Yes
o No
71.Tooth Missing?
o Yes
 o No

Behavior
72.Chin contact?
o Accept
o Avoid
73.Tail tuck?
o Response
o No Response
74.Observer approach______
o Accept
o Avoid
75.Aggression?
o Present
o Absent
76.Adequate Horse Shoe?
o Yes
o No