Document type : Scientific article

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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Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation

Frida Lundmark Hedman, Charlotte Berg, Margareta Stéen

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that changes in Swedish animal welfare regulations between 1988 and 2019 have increased the level of animal welfare protection for cattle, pigs and horses, but that a number of individual requirements have been relaxed to meet objectives other than animal welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Cattle, Equines, Pigs

Keywords: Societal issues

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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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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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Efficacy of Intra-Operative Topical Wound Anaesthesia to Mitigate Piglet Castration Pain - A Large, Multi-Centred Field Trial

Meredith Sheil, Giulia Maria De Benedictis, Annalisa Scollo, Suzanne Metcalfe

Published in 2021

Scientific paper evaluating and demonstrating the efficacy of Tri-Solfen® when used as a pre-operative instillation to alleviate the subsequent acute pain associated with castration in piglets under commercial production conditions.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation, Carcass quality

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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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Evaluating Horse Owner Expertise and Professional Use of Auxiliary Reins during Horse Riding

Heidrun Gehlen, Julia Puhlmann, Roswitha Merle, Christa Thöne-Reineke

Published in 2021

A scientific article investigating whether horse owners use auxiliary reins correctly. It reports that while most of the horse owners surveyed used reins responsibly, they need clarification and information on the functions of the different auxiliary reins.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Therapeutic Riding Horses: using a hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis measure to assess the physiological stress response to different riders

Cristina Cravana, Esterina Fazio, Adriana Ferlazzo, Pietro Medica

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that stress hormone levels are lower in equine therapy horses ridden by mentally-impaired riders, presumably due to their lesser control over the horses, than by non-mentally impaired riders.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Contemplating the Five Domains model of animal welfare assessment: UK horse owner perceptions of equine well-being

K.A. Fletcher, L.J. Cameron, M. Freeman

Published in 2021

Scientific paper demonstrating that a simple educational infographic based on the five domains model had a significant impact on riders' assessment of equine welfare, despite the fact that they still found it difficult to assess their horses' emotions objectively.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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