Keywords: Enrichment

Effect of qualitative feed restriction in broiler breeder pullets on stress and clinical welfare indicators

Fernanda M. Tahamtani, Hengameh Moradi, Anja B. Riber

Published in 2020

Study of the effect of the qualitative feed restriction imposed by diffuse feeding on a series of welfare indicators on broiler farms at the end of the rearing period.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Welfare indicators

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Shelter-seeking behavior of donkeys and horses in a temperate climate

Leanne Proops, Britta Osthaus, Nikki Bell, Sarah Long, Kristin Hayday, Faith Burden

Published in 2020

Preview: “Domestic donkeys descended from wild asses, adapted to the semi-arid climates of Africa, whereas domestic horses originate from more temperate areas of Eurasia. Despite this difference in evolutionary history, modern domestic equids can be found throughout the world, in a wide range of conditions, many of which are very different from their natural environments. [This study aims to explore] the protection from the elements that different equid species may require in the temperate climate of the UK.”

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Horse vision and obstacle visibility in horseracing

Sarah Catherine Paul, Martin Stevens

Published in 2020

Study of racehorses' visual perceptions of the characteristics of their environments during racing and how they respond to them, intended to improve horse welfare and the safety of horses and jockeys.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords : Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Enrichment use in finishing pigs and its relationship with damaging behaviours: Comparing three wood species and a rubber floor toy

Jen-Yun Chou, Rick B. D'Eath, Dale Andrew Sandercock, Keelin O'Driscoll

Published in 2020

Comparison of the effects of enrichment with three species of wood and a rubber floor toy in finishing pig farms, study of the relationship between toy use and harmful behaviours, and physiological and physical measures for stress and injury.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Mutilation

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Effect of diet on non-nutritive oral behavior performance in cattle: A systematic review

Emily E. Ridge, Margaret J. Foster, Courtney L. Daigle

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

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Impact of husbandry on the welfare of pet guinea pigs in the UK

Alison Wills

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

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GroupHouseNet: four years of EU-wide collaboration on tail docking solutions

Irene Camerlink, Kristine Hov-Martinsen, Torunn Aasmundstad, Andrew Janczak and Bas Rodenburg

Published in 2020

Activity Review of the European COST programme "GroupHouseNet", aimed at reducing the incidence of harmful behaviour in animals kept in groups by refining genetic selection methods and developing breeding innovations to improve living conditions at the beginning and end of the animal's life.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Common Feeding Practices Pose A Risk to the Welfare of Horses When Kept on Non-Edible Bedding

Miriam Baumgartner, Theresa Boisson, Michael H. Erhard, Margit H. Zeitler-Feicht

Published in 2020

Assessment of the welfare of horses that are fed restrictively (not ad libitum) and kept in individual housing systems. Consideration of whether the feeding behaviour of horses fed with edible bedding is different from that of horses provided with inedible bedding.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

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

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Passiflora Incarnata powder extract in postweaning piglets feeding slightly improves wellbeing and immune parameters

Grazia Pastorelli, Massimo Faustini, Fabio Luzi, Veronica Redaelli, Lauretta Turin

Published in 2020

Study of the effects in weaned piglets of the inclusion of an extract of Passiflora incarnata in their feed on skin lesions, body temperature, growth performance and immunity.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Enrichment, Livestock farming system

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UK Code of practice for the welfare of pigs

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Published in 2020

A guide containing recommendations to pig farmers to ensure animal welfare needs are met. These are not statutory requirements, but if there is evidence that the farmer has not followed the recommendations in the guide, this can be used against him in court.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing

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