| Title |
Development of the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) as a Pain Assessment Tool in Horses Undergoing Routine Castration
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2014
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0092281 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emanuela Dalla Costa, Michela Minero, Dirk Lebelt, Diana Stucke, Elisabetta Canali, Matthew C. Leach |
| Abstract |
The assessment of pain is critical for the welfare of horses, in particular when pain is induced by common management procedures such as castration. Existing pain assessment methods have several limitations, which reduce the applicability in everyday life. Assessment of facial expression changes, as a novel means of pain scoring, may offer numerous advantages and overcome some of these limitations. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a standardised pain scale based on facial expressions in horses (Horse Grimace Scale [HGS]). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 96 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 7% |
| Australia | 4 | 4% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| Finland | 3 | 3% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 43 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 75 | 78% |
| Scientists | 13 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 723 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 711 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 122 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 109 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 65 | 9% |
| Researcher | 64 | 9% |
| Other | 46 | 6% |
| Other | 127 | 18% |
| Unknown | 190 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 219 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 155 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 8% |
| Psychology | 14 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 2% |
| Other | 64 | 9% |
| Unknown | 201 | 28% |