Document type : Scientific article

Dairy farmers' heterogeneous preferences for animal welfare-enhancing flooring properties: A mixed logit approach applied in Sweden

E. Owusu-Sekyere, H. Hanssona, E. Telezhenko

Published in 2021

Article showing that Swedish dairy farmers have different opinions on the flooring characteristics that impact animal welfare and therefore on the choice of flooring for their facilities.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing

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Gene Editing for Improved Animal Welfare and Production Traits in Cattle: Will This Technology Be Embraced or Rejected by the Public?

Maria Cristina Yunes, Zimbábwe Osório-Santos, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Maria José Hötzel

Published in 2021

Article reporting the opinions of Brazilian citizens on the new genome editing techniques. Acceptance is low and depends on the objectives: it is higher when the intention is to improve animal welfare than when the goal is to increase muscle mass, the benefits of the former appearing to be shared equally by animals, breeders, manufacturers and consumers.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues

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Cognitive and Composite Behavioural Welfare Assessments of Pet Cats between the Ages of 9-22 Months, Living in Single and Multi-Cat Households

Sezan Ozgunay, Jane K. Murray, Elizabeth Rowe, Nancy R. Gee, Marije Bartholomeus, Rachel Casey

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing indicators of well-being and stress in cats from single-cat and multi-cat households and in cats from multi-cat households where owners noted agonistic and non-agonistic behaviour. The results suggest that cats from single-cat households are more likely to show signs of acute stress.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Key word: Human-animal relationships, Living environment, Stress,Welfare indicators

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Equine-Assisted Interventions (EAIs) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Behavioural and Physiological Indices of Stress in Domestic Horses (Equus caballus) during Riding Sessions

Laura Contalbrigo, Marta Borgi, Marta De Santis, Barbara Collacchi, Adele Tuozzi, Marica Toson, Veronica Redaelli, Rosangela Odore, Cristina Vercelli, Annalisa Stefani, Fabio Luzi, Emanuela Valle, Francesca Cirulli

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing behavioural and physiological signs of stress in horses participating in standardised equine assisted intervention (EAI) sessions with those of children with and without autism. The results show that EAI sessions are stressful for horses, regardless of the type of rider.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Recommendations for Ensuring Good Welfare of Horses Used for Industrial Blood, Serum, or Urine Production

Xavier Manteca Vilanova, Bonnie Beaver, Mette Uldahl, Patricia V. Turner

Published in 2021

Article summarising the current recommendations for the welfare of horses used by the pharmaceutical industry for the production of blood or urine derivatives.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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COVID-19 impacts equine welfare: Policy implications for laminitis and obesity

Ashley B. Ward, Kate Stephen,Caroline McGregor Argo, Patricia A. Harris, Christine A. Watson, Madalina Neacsu, Wendy Russell, Dai H. Grove-White, Philippa K. Morrison

Published in 2021

Scientific paper highlighting the negative effects of Covid-19 lockdown  policies on the management and welfare of horses and ponies at risk of laminitis or obesity and recommending the development of specific guidelines for future lockdowns.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Welfare indicators

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Spontaneous Behaviors of Post-Orchiectomy Pain in Horses Regardless of the Effects of Time of Day, Anesthesia, and Analgesia

Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, Marilda Onghero Taffarel, Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna

Published in 2021

Scientific article seeking to document the signs of pain after orchiectomy in horses as they relate to the factors assumed to influence pain.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation

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The development of the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for donkeys

Emanuela Dalla Costa; Francesca Dai, Leigh Margaret Anne Murray, Simona Cannas, Elisabetta Canali, Adroaldo José Zanella, Michela Minero

Published in 2021

Scientific paper presenting the development and on-farm testing of a prototype version of the AWIN protocol for donkeys

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

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

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Nest acceptance, clutch, and oviposition traits are promising selection criteria to improve egg production in cage-free system

Lorry Becot, Nicolas Bedere ,Thierry Burlot, Jenna Coton, Pascale Le Roy

Published in 2021

Scientific paper investigating criteria for genetic selection of nesting behaviours suitable for cage-free systems for two laying hen bloodlines. It suggests that two effective potential criteria would be number of eggs laid and laying characteristics.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Livestock farming system

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Animal Welfare Policies and Human Rights in the Context of Slaughter Procedures

Giancarlo Bozzo, Roberta Barrasso, Davide Ferorelli, Vito Gassi, Roberto Russo, Francesco Emanuele Celentano

Published in 2021

Article assessing ritual slaughter practices from a legal perspective, taking into account both wider human rights and animal welfare policies

Document Types: Scientific paper

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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