Discipline: Physiology (metabolism, molecular and cellular biologies, etc.)

Effect of diet on non-nutritive oral behavior performance in cattle: A systematic review

Emily E. Ridge, Margaret J. Foster, Courtney L. Daigle

Published in 2020

Preview: “Oral stereotypies are often performed by cattle as a behavioral coping mechanism. Non-nutritive oral behaviors in cattle may be caused by limited access to roughage. Non-nutritive oral behaviors may be a behavioral signal of a welfare concern in cattle, but may also be a useful behavioral proxy for rumen status.”

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Anxiety, Enrichment, Stress, Psychiatric disorder

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Passiflora Incarnata powder extract in postweaning piglets feeding slightly improves wellbeing and immune parameters

Grazia Pastorelli, Massimo Faustini, Fabio Luzi, Veronica Redaelli, Lauretta Turin

Published in 2020

Study of the effects in weaned piglets of the inclusion of an extract of Passiflora incarnata in their feed on skin lesions, body temperature, growth performance and immunity.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Enrichment, Livestock farming system

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Review: Assessing fish welfare in research and aquaculture, with a focus on European directives

M. Toni, A. Manciocco, E. Angiulli, E. Alleva, C. Cioni, S. Malavasi

Published in 2018

Literature review on issues related to the welfare of teleost fish in aquaculture and research. It addresses the practical factors to take into account when assessing fish welfare, rearing and care, behavioural requirements and current regulations.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Pain, Experimentation, Welfare indicators, Fear, Evolutionary processes, Livestock farming system

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Minimal Effects of Rearing Enrichments on Pullet Behaviour and Welfare

Dana L.M. Campbell, Priscilla F. Gerber, Jeff A. Downing, Caroline Lee

Published in 2020

Testing the effect of environmental enrichment for free-range pullets kept indoors on the behavioural and physical development of the birds, with a view to facilitating their adaptation to the outside environment as adults.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Cognitive processes

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Feeding Grass Hay Before Concentrate Mitigates the Effect of Grain-Based Concentrates on Postprandial Plasma Interleukin-1β

Jessica K. Suagee-Bedore, Daniel R. Linden, Karen Bennett-Wimbush, Rebecca K. Splan

Published in 2020

Study of the effect of administering 0.9 kg of grass hay 30 minutes before a concentrated meal on the postprandial increase in IL-1β, compared to control horses receiving the same concentrate without hay beforehand.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system

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Effects of pretransport diet, transport duration, and type of vehicle on physiological status of young veal calves

F. Marcato, H. van den Brand, B. Kemp, B. Engel, M. Wolthuis-Fillerup, K. van Reenen

Published in 2020

Study of the effects of diet before transport (farm milk vs. electrolytes), type of vehicle (open truck vs. converted truck) and duration of journey (6 vs. 18h) on the physiological condition of young calves on arrival at the farm.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Stress, Transport

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The effect of feeder system and diet on welfare, performance and meat quality, of growing-finish/ing Iberian x Duroc pigs under high environmental temperatures

Angela C.F.Oliveira, JoelGonzález, Salma E.Asmarb, Norbert P.Batllori, Itzel Y.Vera, Uriel R.Valencia, Rosil Lizardo, Tâmara D.Borges, Enric Esteve-Garcia, Nuria Panella-Riera, Leandro B.Costa, Antoni Dalmau

Published in 2020

Study of the effects of the replacement of 5 % starch by 5 % sunflower oil in pig feed during periods of high ambient temperatures on animal welfare, feed efficacy and carcass characteristics.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Livestock farming system

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Biomarkers of fitness and welfare in dairy animals: healthy living

André M. de Almeida, Maya Zachut, Lorenzo E. Hernández-Castellano, Marcela Šperanda, Gianfranco Gabai Ali Mobasheri

Published in 2019

Review of major advances in the development of physiological welfare biomarkers to monitor animal responses to, and recovery from, environmental disturbances in dairy cows and small ruminants.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system

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Effects of Dietary Fiber Sources during Gestation on Stress Status, Abnormal Behaviors and Reproductive Performance of Sows

Shuangbo Huang, Jianfu Wei, Haoyuan Yu, Xiangyu Hao, Jianjun Zuo, Chengquan Tan, Jinping Deng

Published in 2020

Evaluation of the effects of resistant starch and fermented soyanimal welfaren fibre on the reproductive performance and stress status of sows

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Stress

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