Discipline: Ethology

Le comportement des taurillons en engraissement – comprendre les animaux pour gérer leur bien-être

Béatrice Mounaix, Aurore Philibert and Agathe Chey

Published in 2021

Practical factsheet based on a summary of the literature and produced as part of the CASDAR BeBop project on the physiological and behavioural needs of fattening bullocks.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines

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

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Environmental enrichment in fish aquaculture: A review of fundamental and practical aspects

Pablo Arechavala-Lopez, Maria J. Cabrera-Álvarez, Caroline M. Maia, Joao L. Saraiva

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the different environmental enrichment strategies for farmed fish, their effects on welfare and their practical feasibility on an industrial scale.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Enrichment, Living environment, Livestock farming system

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Therapy Dog Welfare Revisited: A Review

Lisa Maria Glenk, Sandra Foltin

Published in 2021

Scientific reviewl presenting the latest techniques for assessing the welfare of dogs involved in animal-assisted interventions in human therapy, based on the animal's perspective.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

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

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If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs

Silja Griss, Stefanie Riemer, Charlotte Warembour, Filipe Maximiano Sousa, Ewaldus Wera, Monica Berger-Gonzalez, Danilo Alvarez, Petrus Malo Bulu, Alexis López Hernández, Pablo Roquel, Salome Dürr

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing the activity levels of family dogs with those of free-ranging domestic dogs in a number of countries. It shows that free-ranging dogs have two activity peaks during the day, whereas family dogs have one period of intense activity and spend more time resting for the remainder of their day. 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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Donkey behaviour and cognition: a literature review

Marta De Santis, Samanta Seganfreddo, Morgana Galardi, Franco Mutinelli, Simona Normando, Laura Contalbrigo

Published in 2021

Scientific review summarising the areas covered by the scientific literature on donkey behaviour and cognition, and detailing the behavioural tests used for donkeys.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships,Welfare indicators

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The Effect of Human-Horse Interactions on Equine Behaviour, Physiology, and Welfare: A Scoping Review

Katherine Jennifer Kelly, Laurie Anne McDuffee, Kimberly Mears

Published in 2021

Scientific review concluding that current evidence for equine welfare during human-horse interactions is minimal and relies heavily on the absence of a negative emotional state during enforced interactions.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships

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Effects of music stimulus on behavior response, cortisol level, and horizontal immunity of growing pigs

Jiafang Li, Xiang Li, Honggui Liu, Jianhong Li, Qian Han, Chao Wang, Xiangyin Zeng, Yutao Li, Wenbo Ji, Runxiang Zhang, Jun Bao

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that growing pigs subjected to a musical stimulus for 8 days had a decreased stress response, and those subjected to the same musical stimulus for 60 days had an enhanced immune response. Pigs subjected to a noise stimulus were more aggressive and had a decreased immune response.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Stress

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Pet-Human Relationships: Dogs versus Cats

Mónica Teresa González-Ramírez, René Landero-Hernández

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing dog and cat owner-pet relationships  in Mexico. It concludes that relationships with cats are better because there is a lower perceived cost for the relationship, but that emotional closeness is greater with dogs.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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Benefits of Aquatic Animal Welfare for Sustainability

Aquatic Life Institute

Published in 2021

Presentation of the Aquatic Life Institute's 2021 report, highlighting the strong links between improved aquatic animal welfare and sustainable development. The report calls on policy makers to include aquatic animal welfare in their sustainable development policies.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Bien-être des animaux d'élevage : l'étudier pour le favoriser

INRAE

Published in 2021

INRAE dossier on the research and expert advice provided by the Institute in the field of animal welfare, which is carried out in an interdisciplinary manner, and aims to improve the living conditions of farm animals while taking into account the working conditions of farmers, along with economic, environmental and land-use considerations.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:All subjects

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