Discipline: Sociology

Health and Welfare Survey of 30 Dairy Goat Farms in the Midwestern United States

Melissa N. Hempstead, Taylor M. Lindquist, Jan K. Shearer, Leslie C. Shearer, Paul J. Plummer

Published in 2021

Scientific paper identifying areas for research that should be supported to improve the welfare of goats in the US Midwest. They include pain relief during routine husbandry activities, perinatal kid management, eradication of common contagious diseases, training in foot trimming, disbudding and udder health.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Caprines

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

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Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey

Peta L. Hitchens, Rachael H. Booth, Annabelle Murphy, Bidda Jones, Lauren M. Hemsworth

Published in 2021

Scientific paper on the gathering of an evidence base of expert opinion on welfare indicators for the animals to be included in a welfare assessment tool for four reptile families.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Exotic pets

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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80% des Français disent être sensibles à la cause animale

YouGov

Published in 2021

Results of a survey on the opinion and attitudes of the French public concerning animal protection. Actions to help animals include making donations, signing petitions, taking animal welfare labelling and the Cruelty Free label into account respectively when purchasing food and cosmetics.

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Mind the Gap: Animal Protection Law and Opinion of Sheep Farmers and Lay Citizens Regarding Animal abuse in Sheep Farming in Southern Brazil

Vanessa Souza Soriano, Clive Julian Christie Phillips, Cesar Augusto Taconeli, Alessandra Akemi Hashimoto Fragoso, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento

Published in 2021

Scientific article highlighting the differences in perception between farmers and citizens of animal abuse in sheep farming in southern Brazil, as well as a general lack of awareness of existing animal protection regulations.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Zoo Visitor Attitudes Are More Influenced by Animal Behaviour than Environmental Enrichment Appearance

Marina Salas, Daan W. Laméris, Arno Depoortere, Lise Plessers, Jonas Verspeek

Published in 2021

Scientific article showing that zoo visitors are not aware of the type of environmental enrichment (natural or artificial) in a lemur enclosure but are much more sensitive to the behaviour of the animals. It suggests that enrichment objects should be designed more for the effects they have on animals than for their appearance.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Living environment,Societal issues

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Knowledge and Perception on Animal Welfare in Chilean Undergraduate Students with Emphasis on Dairy Cattle

Frida Lundmark Hedman, Frode Veggeland, Ivar Vågsholm, Charlotte Berg

Published in 2021

Scientific article drawing attention to the differences in the knowledge and perception of Chilean undergraduate students depending on their membership of  2 different universities and on the subjects they study 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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La « viande in vitro » : cultiver des cellules musculaires à destination alimentaire

Florent Bidaud

Published in 2021

A summary of the history of the development of in vitro meat and of the challenges and obstacles it has faced in terms of technologies, costs, public health and societal acceptability.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Conclusions of the animal welfare labelling subgroup of the Commission's Animal Welfare Platform

Published in 2021

Main conclusions of the labelling subgroup of the European Commission's Animal Welfare Platform. It advocates the development of a European animal welfare label, taking into account the various existing national labelling initiatives. Pig333 reports Copa-Cogeca's reservations on the practicalities of developing such a label and makes recommendations.

Document Types: Opinions

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Understanding the Awareness, Knowledge, and Opinion of Dairy Cattle Welfare among Dairy Farmers in Keningau, Sabah

Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Sim Song-Lin, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Sharifah Salmah Syed-Hussain, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq, Mohd Shahrom Salisi, Rozaihan Mansor

Published in 2021

A scientific paper recording the knowledge and opinions of dairy farmers in Keinigau (Borneo Island), and demonstrating a substantial need for training. Veterinarians are identified as the people who can make a positive change to the level of knowledge of these farmers.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

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We Don't Train in Vain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human and Canine Caregiver Training

Nicole Pfaller-Sadovsky, Lucia Medina, Karola Dillenburger, Camilo Hurtado-Parrado

Published in 2020

Review assessing current knowledge on the effectiveness of caregiver training for people and for human-canine pairs which demonstrates that caregiver training can be effective to a certain extent

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords : Learning, training, Human-animal relationships

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