ASSESSMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE STATUS DURING HOUSING, FEEDING, AND REARING OF BEEF CATTLE AT DEWENGONJ, JAMALPUR

Abstract

Beef cattle welfare is not only a matter of animals but also of ethics and product quality. Today, applicable methodologies such as the Welfare Quality Assessment Protocol utilized to fatten cattle can be used to determine the welfare quality state in feedlots. According to literature sources, respiratory diseases are usually linked to overstocking, inadequate ventilation, mixing of animals, and failure of early diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, digestive problems are linked to high concentrate feeding and a lack of physically useful fiber in the diet, but behavioral problems are linked to insufficient floor space and commingling in the feedlot. Animal husbandry procedures such as mutilation, which exposes animals to pain and suffering, are linked to specific welfare issues. Questionnaires, examinations, visual inspections of animals, and photography were used to collect data. Face-to-face interviews with farmers were conducted using a questionnaire that included multiple-choice and semi-closed items to collect animal-related welfare data. Questionnaires, examinations, visual inspections of animals, and photography were used to collect data. Face-to-face interviews with farmers were conducted using a questionnaire that included multiple-choice and semi-closed items to collect animal-related welfare data. Animals are affected by different types of diseases. There was found that 62.07% of animals are physically injured, 27.41% of animals are lame, 27.41% of animals are affected by urolithiasis, 10.34% of animals are affected by tetanus, 17.24% of animals are occurs wounds, 13.79% of animals are affected by acidosis, 13.79% of animals are affected by Naval ill, 10.34% of animals are affected by Myiasis, and 24.14% of animals are affected by pneumonia. This document provides an overview of the most essential topics in beef cow welfare, as well as advice for ensuring and improving it.