Levantamento das práticas de manejo de equinos utilizados em rodeios gaúchos na região sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

Questions about how horses are treated in rodeos are frequent and very present among entities related to animal welfare. Usually, questions are related to how are they treated and if those practices attend their needs, and also, if the owners can offer appropriated conditions to them. This work will be executed, aiming to evaluate and also get a better understanding about the management practices of horses used in gaucho rodeos in the Southwest region of Paraná, Brazil. Thus, a survey will be used, elaborated to know those practices, and from these data, evaluate the managing system that animals are kept, such as about supplementation as well as welfare practices. Interviews will be made personally, and results will be analysed by descriptive statistics, in order to evaluate and establish alternatives for the animals used in rodeos and also in other sports that results in high physical stress, focusing in good practices in manage and welfare that these animals need.