Published in 2021
Review of the human-horse relationship, how horses perceive humans during their interactions, the emotional transfer between humans and horses to improve their welfare
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Review article on the benefits of adding fructans to feed to promote pig health and welfare
Document Types: Scientific review
Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines
Key word:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Microbiota
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the state of knowledge on management factors for chicks designed to ensure chick welfare and health.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal , Housing, Enrichment, Livestock buildings, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Preview: “This overview demonstrates that improper preslaughter handling deteriorates meat quality and increases stress levels in animals.”
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords: Societal issues, Carcass quality, Stress, Transport
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
Published in 2020
Preview: “The aim of this review was to describe recent changes and expected developments in housing systems for dairy cows. These new developments should create an appropriate production environment for modern high-producing dairy cows and stimulate dairy farming-related developments in management, agro-technology, and equipment.”
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Review of the elimination behaviours of pigs and their relationships with their on-farm environment, with the ultimate aim of encouraging pigs to dispose of their waste in dedicated areas. An environmental and animal welfare issue.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Societal issues, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Pollution
Published in 2020
Review of the dietary, social, environmental and veterinary factors affecting the welfare of guinea pigs in the UK.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Rodents
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Preview: “The question posed for the review was “which ITs are related to welfare and how do they monitor this for broilers?”. The Welfare Quality® (WQ) protocol for broiler assessment was utilized as a framework to analyse suitable articles. A total of 57 studies were reviewed wherein all principles of broiler welfare were addressed.”
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators
Published in 2019
A review of traditional and new precautionary methods currently used in livestock farming, of their success and of the future of this field in the new era of digital agriculture.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Precision farming, Modelling, Livestock farming system
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