Discipline: Ethology

Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos

Eduardo J. Fernandez, Allison L. Martin

Published in 2021

Scientific review describing the history of the emergence of reward-based husbandry training practices and environmental enrichment engineering in zoos. It suggests ways to continue to improve welfare in zoos using behavioural analysis.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology to Monitor Welfare in Zoo Animals: Is There Space for Improvement?

Alessia Diana, Marina Salas, Zjef Pereboom, Michael Mendl, Tomas Norton

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the value of real-time automated monitoring systems in assessing the welfare of zoo animals as a complement to direct observations by specialists. The field is still very new, and is limited to behavioural measurements taken from large mammals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, training, Precision farming, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Animal Welfare and Farmers' Satisfaction in Small-Scale Dairy Farms in the Eastern Alps: A "One Welfare" Approach

Chiara Spigarelli, Marco Berton, Mirco Corazzin, Luigi Gallo, Sabine Pinterits, Maurizio Ramanzin, Wolfgang Ressi, Enrico Sturaro, Anna Zuliani, Stefano Bovolenta

Published in 2021

Scientific paper invesetigating the relationships between farmer satisfaction, animal welfare outcomes and the overall performance of small-scale dairy farms in the Eastern Alps.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Goats

Adrian Minnig, Romane Zufferey, Beat Thomann, Sibylle Zwygart, Nina Keil, Gertraud Schüpbach-Regula, Raymond Miserez, Dimitri Stucki, Patrik Zanolari

Published in 2021

Scientific review article identifying 32 animal-based welfare indicators and 3 assessment protocols to evaluate the welfare of intensively-farmed dairy goats.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Caprines

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

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The Five Domains model and promoting positive welfare in pigs

N.J.Kells

Published in 2021

Scientific review article reminding readers of the 5 elements of the 5 domains model and describing how the model has changed to take account of scientific advances on the understanding, assessment and improvement of animal welfare, with a focus on pigs.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

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

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The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions

Mia L. Cobb, Cynthia M. Otto, Aubrey H. Fine

Published in 2021

A scientific review of current knowledge on the welfare of working dogs, taking into account ethical issues, their interactions with humans and the five freedoms. It notes that there have been real advances in the last decade and points towards some research priorities for the future

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress,Welfare indicators

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Welfare and Quality of Life Assessments for Shelter Dogs: A Scoping Review

Tennille K. Lamonn, Margaret R. Slater, Heather K. Moberly, Christine M. Budke

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the various dog welfare assessment tools used in shelters and their advantages and disadvantages.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Animal-Based Indicators for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Sheep

Romane Zufferey, Adrian Minnig, Beat Thomann, Sibylle Zwygart, Nina Keil, Gertraud Schüpbach, Raymond Miserez, Patrik Zanolari, Dimitri Stucki

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the indicators described in the literature to assess sheep welfare on farms, assessing their validity and usefulness as a prelude to the selection of indicators to use for the future development of protocols to assess sheep welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Feasibility and Reliability of the AWIN Welfare Assessment Protocol for Dairy Goats in Semi-extensive Farming Conditions

Monica Battini, Manuela Renna, Mauro Giammarino, Luca Battaglini, Silvana Mattiello

Published in 2021

Scientific paper evaluating the suitability of a modified AWIN protocol for assessing the welfare of dairy goats under semi-extensive conditions. It shows that although the protocol is reliable overall, some criteria are not very easy to score in practice and that QBA requires considerable training.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Caprines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare

B.H. Eagan, E. Gordon, D. Fraser

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that the behavioural responses of cats in shelters vary according to sex and time of day, and are affected by noise levels. It advises that noise levels in shelters should be lowered to reduce fear and physiological responses in cats.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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