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
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the behavioural and physiological responses of horses in terms of stress, active behaviours, passive behaviours and abnormal behaviours, when their basic needs (social contact, presence of companions, freedom of movement, access to forage) are not fully met.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper presenting the results of a test of a protocol to assess the welfare of sheep in their pens during sea transport. It describes behavioural changes during the sea journey, which were positively correlated with temperature, and a correlation between health and nutrition, environmental conditions and animal behaviour.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper highlighting that time of year, plumage colour and distance travelled all influence mortality rates, weight loss and rejection rates on arrival when transporting laying hens at the end of their laying period, and should therefore be taken into account to improve their welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper describing the development of a chronic pain assessment scale for horses based on behavioural and facial expression indicators, and testing it on horses with and without chronic pain for intra- and inter-observer reliability
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific paper evaluating the welfare of Irish dairy cows in spring calving and pasture systems. Assessment indicators include lameness rates, body condition, discharge from the eyes and nose, tail and integument lesions, and avoidance distances. The overall results of the top 20% of farms are used to establish benchmarks.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific review of social and reproductive behaviours, cognitive abilities, the effects of environmental enrichment and of practices to improve the welfare of angelfish and, more generally, of ornamental fish.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Stress
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, Livestock farming system
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 measurements, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2020
Review of the social genetic effect, i.e. the effect of an individual animal's genotype on the phenotypic traits of its social partners.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators
