Discipline: Ethology

Casting the Net Widely for Change in Animal Welfare: The Plight of Birds in Zoos, Ex Situ Conservation, and Conservation Fieldwork

Gisela Kaplan

Published in 2021

Scientific review reporting on animal welfare violations in the conservation environment and treatment of protected bird species, due to, among other things, lack of knowledge of the ethology of such species when in captivity, and the stress caused by the use of new technologies in their study. It calls for research to improve the living and study conditions of these birds.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife, Birds (excluding poultry)

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Qualitative behaviour assessment as part of a welfare assessment in flocks of laying hens

Guro Vasdal, Karianne Muri, Solveig Marie Stubsjøen, Randi Oppermann Moe, Kathe Kittelsen

Published in 2021

Scientific paper on tests to ascertain the suitability of QBA to assess the emotional state of laying hens. Using QBA, 3 main dimensions were found to explain more than 80% of variations in emotional state - mood, alertness and arousal.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Stress

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Welfare Assessment Protocol for Shelter Dogs

S. Barnard, C. Pedernera, A. Velarde, P. Dalla Villa

Published in 2014

Protocol to assess the welfare of dogs in shelters at shelter, cage and individual levels

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Etude sanitaire de l’élevage canin et félin et contrôle de socialisation du chien

Alain Fontbonne

Published in 2000

Report on the health aspects of animal protection on puppy farms and cat breeding establishments, and on the monitoring of how dogs are socialised, produced at the request of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in preparation for the drafting of regulatory documents on legal enforcement procedures with regard to dangerous and stray animals and animal protection

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Intelligent Perception-Based Cattle Lameness Detection and Behaviour Recognition: A Review

Yongliang Qiao, He Kong, Cameron Clark, Sabrina Lomax, Daobilige Su, Stuart Eiffert, Salah Sukkarieh

Published in 2021

Scientific review summarising and analysing the main uses of smart sensors, big data and deep learning for  the behavioural recognition and health monitoring of farm animals, with a focus on bovine lameness.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators

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Early Life Painful Procedures: Long-Term Consequences and Implications for Farm Animal Welfare

Sarah J. J. Adcock

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents

Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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From human-animal relation practice research to the development of the livestock farmer's activity: an ergonomics-applied ethology interaction

J. Beaujouan, D. Cromer, X. Boivin

Published in 2021

Scientific review on the benefits of combining ergonomics with applied ethology to study the links between animal welfare and the welfare of the livestock farmer. It proposes a new way of looking at the human-animal relationship in animal husbandry taking core concepts from both disciplines.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Current Advances in Assessment of Dog's Emotions, Facial Expressions, and Their Use for Clinical Recognition of Pain

Daniel Mota-Rojas, Míriam Marcet-Rius, Asahi Ogi, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Chiara Mariti, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Patricia Mora-Medina, Alejandro Casas, Adriana Domínguez, Brenda Reyes, Angelo Gazzano

Published in 2021

Scientific review showing that facial expressions are an essential element in maintaining good social interactions between dogs and humans, and that they provide information about a dog's emotions and pain perception that can be used in pain management by veterinarians.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Shortening sow restraint period during lactation improves production and decreases hair cortisol concentrations in sows and their piglets

L. Morgan, J. Meyer, S. Novak, A. Younis, W.A. Ahmad, T. Raza

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that a reduction in the period length of sow restraint during lactation reduces stress and improves the welfare of sows and their piglets and improves production with more weaned piglets and higher weights. It therefore improves the economics of pig farming.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system,Societal issues

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How Housing Conditions Determine the Welfare of Pigs

Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Ewa Skrzypczak, Joanna Składanowska-Baryza, Marek Stanisz, Piotr Ślósarz, Przemysław Racewicz

Published in 2021

A scientific review examining the effects of housing systems on pig behaviour and performance. Free-range housing solves the behavioural problems encountered for pigs raised indoors, but is associated with a more frequent occurrence of injuries and of some elbow and hock lesions.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Housing, Livestock farming system,Welfare indicators

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