Keyword :  Farming system

Welfare Assessment of 30 Dairy Goat Farms in the Midwestern United States

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

Published in 2021

Article testing protocols for assessing the welfare of European goats in the context of US MidWest farms

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Caprines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Breeding and rearing systems

Animal Welfare Issues in Capture-Based Aquaculture

Uthpala Chandararathna, Kjetil Korsnes, Mette Sørensen, Ioannis N. Vatsos

Published in 2021

Review focusing on the particular case of the welfare in aquaculture of captured fish

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to its environment, Environment, Living environment, Livestock system, Welfare indicator

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Keeping Stallions in Groups-Species-Appropriate or Relevant to Animal Welfare?

Heidrun Gehlen, Katrin Krumbach, Christa Thöne-Reineke

Published in 2021

Paper examining the feasibility and value of group breeding stallions with regard to animal welfare

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Breeding and rearing

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Caring for the Older Horse: A Conceptual Model of Owner Decision Making

Rebecca Smith, Gina Pinchbeck, Catherine McGowan, Joanne Ireland, Elizabeth Perkins

Published in 2021

Article developing a conceptual model for the care of ageing horses based on a survey of owner practices

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Societal issues, Living environment, Breeding and rearing, Welfare indicators

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Impact of lameness on milk yield in dairy cows in Austria - results from the Efficient-Cow-project

J Kofler, B Fürst-Waltl , M Dourakas, F Steininger, C Egger-Danner

Published in 2021

Paper evaluating the impact of lameness on milk yield and milk dry matter in the three most important dairy breeds (Fleckvieh, Braunvieh, Holstein-Friesian) of cow in Austria during lactation periods

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Pain, Risk management, Lactation, Breeding and rearing

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A Theoretical Framework to Assess the Impact of Flooding on Dairy Cattle Farms: Identification of Direct Damage from an Animal Welfare Perspective

Anna Gaviglio, Anna Francesca Corradini, Maria Elena Marescotti, Eugenio Demartini, Rosalia Filippini

Published in 2021

Study to measure the impact of natural hazards such as floods on the welfare of farm animals

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Environment, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Breeding and rearing

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A Results-Oriented Approach for the Animal Welfare Measure of the European Union's Rural Development Programme

Angela Bergschmidt, Solveig March, Kathrin Wagner, Jan Brinkmann

Published in 2021

Article to develop an evaluation process for the actions of European rural development programmes on farm animal welfare using results-oriented measures

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Societal issues, Breeding and rearing, Welfare indicators

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Using Expert Elicitation to Abridge the Welfare Quality® Protocol for Monitoring the Most Adverse Dairy Cattle Welfare Impairments

Frank A. M. Tuyttens, Sophie de Graaf, Sine Norlander Andreasen, Alice de Boyer des Roches, Frank J. C. M. van Eerdenburg, Marie J. Haskell, Marlene K. Kirchner, Luc. Mounier, Miroslav Kjosevski, Jo Bijttebier, Ludwig Lauwers, Wim Verbeke, Bart Ampe

Published in 2021

Paper proposing a simplified version of the Welfare Quality assessment protocol for dairy cows for routine use.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Livestock system, Welfare indicator

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