ELVANA ZHEZHA1*, RUZHDI KEÇI2
1PhD Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania 2Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania Abstract This is the first study in Albania on impact of bluetongue disease on animal welfare. The study was based on impact of the disease on the five freedoms and universal animal rights. All five freedoms appear to be affected in different level, ranged from 23%, from freedom to thirst, up to 62.6% from pain freedom. Keywords: animal welfare; universal freedoms; violation of freedom; levels of influence; measure; indicator. |