Using community conversations to explore animal welfare perceptions and practices of rural households in Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationYabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Virology and Immunology, Switzerlanden_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bernen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRebecca Doyle: 0000-0001-6229-4700en_US
cg.creator.identifierMamusha Lemma: 0000-0002-9441-4970en_US
cg.creator.identifierBarbara Wieland: 0000-0003-4020-9186en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.980192en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2297-1769en_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL WELFAREen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorLemma, Mamushaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Rebeccaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlemayehu, Gezahegnen_US
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Mesfinen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumbe, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWieland, Barbaraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-04T13:23:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-10-04T13:23:37Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/122015en_US
dc.titleUsing community conversations to explore animal welfare perceptions and practices of rural households in Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThere is a scarcity of data on animal welfare and its impact on livelihoods to inform animal welfare initiatives in Ethiopia. Perceptions and practices of rural households toward animal welfare are influenced by socio-cultural, demographic, and agroecological factors. We conducted Community Conversations in two geographically and culturally diverse regions of Ethiopia to explore the attitudes and practices of rural households regarding animal welfare and its impact on livelihoods. Community Conversations are facilitated dialogues among rural households to explore their perceptions, practices, constraints, and needs and identify and co-create solutions to improve the welfare of their animals. We used single- and mixed-sex discussion groups to understand community members' gendered perceptions of animal welfare and influence their attitudes and practices toward gender-equitable roles in animal welfare management. In the Community Conversations, community members readily described the biological needs of their animals but there was also a good acknowledgment of the behavioral and affective state needs of animals. Identified constraints for animal welfare included feed and water shortage, limited veterinary support, and poor animal handling practices. Community members described the welfare of their animals as being intertwined with their own livelihoods and identified productive, public health, and non-economic benefits of good animal welfare. Raising awareness of animal welfare within rural communities through Community Conversations is a useful way to both identify livestock production needs as well as engage community members in making practical improvements in animal welfare. The understanding of perceptions, practices, and needs of rural households in animal welfare helps engage communities in starting behavioral change and provides insights into developing context-specific welfare improvement interventions. Community Conversations are also an effective way to feedback community voices into planning to build a bottom-up implementation of animal welfare programs.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2022-09-26en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLemma, M., Doyle, R., Alemayehu, G., Mekonnen, M., Kumbe, A. and Wieland, B. 2022. Using community conversations to explore animal welfare perceptions and practices of rural households in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 980192.en_US
dcterms.extent980192en_US
dcterms.issued2022-09-26en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal welfareen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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