Monitoring acute pain in donkeys with the Equine Utrecht University scale for donkeys composite pain assessment (EQUUS-DONKEY-COMPASS) and the Equine Utrecht University scale for donkey facial assessment of pain (EQUUS-DONKEY-FAP) Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Simple Summary Pain can be difficult to objectively assess in animals, especially in prey animals that hide their symptoms from others. Donkeys are also known to mask and hide these signs. Owners often describe donkeys as "stubborn", but veterinarians and equine ethologists describe donkeys more as "stoic". Among veterinarians it is known that donkeys hide their pain symptoms even more than horses. Therefore, objective and valid pain measurement ...