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. 2022 Sep 2;9:1005079. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1005079

Table 3.

Attitude of donkey owners.

Survey questions Response Frequencies Percentage p -value
Donkey (s) kept with other animals No 123 62.76 0.05
With one animal 48 24.49
With more than one animal 25 12.76
Adopted personal protective measures while in contact with other livestock animals (e.g., sheep, cattle, goats, etc.) Yes 20 10.20 0.35
No 173 88.27
Sometimes 3 1.53
Participated in the free training conducted by Animal Husbandry Department Yes 7 3.57 0.54
No 189 96.43
Details of feeding methods Field grazing 64 32.65 0.003
Hand grazing 132 67.35
Feeding frequency in a day Any one time 12 6.12 0.17
Two-times 135 68.88
Three-times 49 25.00
Cleaning frequency of donkey Daily 176 89.80 0.17
Weekly 11 5.61
Monthly 8 4.08
Means used for drinking water Automatic drinker 4 2.04 0.61
Bucket 192 97.96
Consulted a veterinarian for the treatment of infested animals Yes 78 39.80 0.00
No 118 60.20
Whipping frequency per day One time 18 9.18 0.32
Multiple times 9 4.59
Not using 169 86.22
Awareness about microchip usage Yes 185 94.39 0.54
No 8 4.08
Do not know 3 1.53