Keywords: Welfare indicators

Welfare Indicators in Tilapia: An Epidemiological Approach

Luis Flores-García, Juan C. Camargo-Castellanos, Cristina Pascual-Jímenez, Pablo Almazán-Rueda, Jorge Francisco Monroy-López, Pedro J. Albertos-Alpuche, Rosario Martínez-Yáñez

Published in 2022

Scientific paper evaluating the effects of feeding levels on conventionally-used welfare indicators for tilapia (presence/absence of skin lesions, body condition, weight gain, mortality rate) using an epidemiological approach. It shows that feeding levels directly affect welfare indicators and production.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

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

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The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human-Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare

David J. Mellor, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Katherine E. Littlewood , Andrew N. McLean, Paul D. McGreevy, Bidda Jones, Cristina Wilkins

Published in 2020

Scientific review on the concept of the 5 domains. The first 3 domains (food, physical environment and health) concern factors that can affect an organism's internal stability, and lead to so-called "survival-critical" affects, resulting in genetically-integrated behavioral responses. The 4th domain (behavioral interactions), generates "situation-related" affects, resulting in conscious behavioral choices. All of these contribute to the 5th domain, ie the mental state of the animals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

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

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Behavioural and physiological indicators of shelter dogs' welfare: Reflections on the no-kill policy on free-ranging dogs in Italy revisited on the basis of 15 years of implementation

S. Cafazzo, L. Maragliano, R. Bonanni, F. Scholl, M. Guarducci, R. Scarcella, M. Di Paolo, D. Pontier, O. Lai, F. Carlevaro, E. Bucci, N. Cerini, L. Carlevaro, L. Alfieri, C. Fantini, E. Natoli

Published in 2014

Scientific paper assessing the well-being of dogs in Italian shelters, using oxidative stress and behavioural indicators. Dogs that regularly left their crates for a walk were less anxious, more sociable towards other dogs, and had higher antioxidant capacities.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Dogs are more pessimistic if their owners use two or more aversive training methods.

Rachel A. Casey, Maria Naj-Oleari, Sarah Campbell, Michael Mendl, Emily J. Blackwell

Published in 2021

Article showing that dogs trained with aversive methods may be more pessimistic and therefore have a lower level of welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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The Case for Ending Beak Trimming

Diane A. Austry

Published in 2022

CAWF report on chick beak trimming in the UK. It highlights the high level of pain and stress associated with the practice, which interferes with the natural behaviours of foraging, nest-building and interaction with conspecifics. It considers that the reason for the practice, pecking, could be prevented by changes to flock management.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators,Housing, Living environment, Mutilation, Societal issues, Stress,Pain

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Canine-Assisted Interventions and the Relevance of Welfare Assessments for Human Health, and Transmission of Zoonosis: A Literature Review

Lieve Lucia Meers, Laura Contalbrigo, William Ellery Samuels, Carolina Duarte-Gan, Daniel Berckmans, Stephan Jens Laufer, Vicky Antoinette Stevens, Elizabeth Ann Walsh, Simona Normando

Published in 2022

Review of the different aspects of welfare involved in dog-assisted interventions (DAIs) and their relevance to the health and safety of DAI participants. It highlights the potential for dog welfare to be compromised during DAIs and suggests that regular dog welfare assessments should be carried out to ensure the quality of DAIs.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Graduate Student Literature Review: Role of pain mitigation on the welfare of dairy calves undergoing disbudding

Cassandra N. Reedman, Todd F. Duffield, Trevor J. DeVries, Kerry D. Lissemore, Charlotte B. Winder

Published in 2022

Scientific review describing the disbudding techniques used in North America on dairy calves and assessing the welfare implications of the different pain-reduction techniques used in the procedure. It identifies the need for research to improve assessment of the pain felt by animals undergoing disbudding, to better understand the effects of xylazine sedation, and to determine other ways to reduce recovery times and the pain experienced by calves following disbudding.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Twelve Threats of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) for Animal Welfare

Frank A. M. Tuyttens, Carla F. M. Molento, Said Benaissa

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the potential animal welfare risks posed by precision farming, whether these are direct, involving  machinery and equipment, technical failures or the poor choice of indicators, or indirect, involving the end-user, changes to animal housing or management, or a reduction in the consideration of ethical issues.  It calls for the systematic consideration of opportunities and risks when using PE techniques.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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Emerging Precision Management Methods in Poultry Sector

Katarzyna Olejnik, Ewa Popiela, Sebastian Opaliński

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the opportunities offered by the latest precision-farming technologies for the monitoring and prevention of stress and disease in laying hens and broilers

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

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

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Circus Animal Welfare: analysis through a five-domain approach

Daniel Mota-Rojas, Marcelo Daniel Ghezzi, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Leonardo Thielo de la Vega, Luciano Boscato-Funes, Fabiola Torres-Bernal, Patricia Mora-Medina

Published in 2022

The report reviews the scientific literature aimed at evaluating the welfare of circus animals using the five-domain method and highlights violations in each of the five areas. It proposes that these results should be taken into account in developing strategies to improve the quality of life of wild animals working in circuses.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to its environment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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