Keywords: Stress

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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Does Thirty-Minute Standardised Training Improve the Inter-Observer Reliability of the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS)? A Case Study

Francesca Dai, Mattew Leach, Amelia Mari MacRae, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa

Published in 2020

Preview: “The recognition of pain in equine practice is highly dependent on the assessors’ reliability in using pain assessment tools. The Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) is one such tool, a facial-expression-based pain coding system able to identify a range of acute painful conditions in horses. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a standardised HGS training program at improving the agreement of assessors without horse experience by comparison with an expert.“

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Protection of Animals during Transport: Analysis of the Infringements Reported from 2009 to 2013 during On-Road Inspections in Italy

Barbara Padalino, Roberta Barrasso, Daniele Tullio, Martina Zappaterra, Leonardo Nanni Costa, Giancarlo Bozzo

Published in 2020

Analysis of the annual reports sent by the Italian State to Europe on regulatory checks carried out on vehicles for the transport of live animals with information on the nature of recorded infringements.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport

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A Retrospective Survey of Factors Affecting the Risk of Incidents and Equine Injury During Non-Commercial Transportation by Road in the United Kingdom

Carol Hall, Rachel Kay, Jim Green

Published in 2020

Study to identify factors associated with the occurrence of incidents and with injuries to equidae during transport by road in the UK.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Stress, Transport

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The Reported Use of Nosebands in Racing and Equestrian Pursuits

Dominic Weller, Samantha Franklin, Glenn Shea, Peter White, Kate Fenner, Bethany Wilson, Cristina Wilkins, Paul McGreevy

Published in 2020

Results of a survey to investigate the types of nosebands used by owners, riders and trainers in training and competition, the reasons for their choice, their mode of use, and the incidence of negative effects related to the use of nosebands.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Effect of pen design on tail biting and tail-directed behaviour of finishing pigs with intact tails

P. Brandt, F. Hakansson, T. Jensen, M. B. F. Nielsen, H. P. Lahrmann, C. F. Hansen, B. Forkman

Published in 2020

Comparison of pig behaviour and prevalence of tail biting in finishing pigs with intact tails housed in two different types of pens in commercial production conditions in Denmark.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Housing, Stress, Livestock farming system

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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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Horse Transport to Three South American Horse Slaughterhouses: A Descriptive Study

Béke Nivelle, Liesbeth Vermeulen, Sanne Van Beirendonck, Jos Van Thielen, Bert Driessen

Published in 2020

Study to investigate the circumstances of the commercial transport of horses for slaughter and to detect possible risk factors for the welfare of horses.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Transport

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Identification of separation-related problems in domestic cats: A questionnaire survey

Daiana de Souza Machado, Paula Mazza Barbosa Oliveira, Juliana Clemente Machado, Maria Camila Ceballos, Aline Cristina Sant'Anna

Published in 2020

Preview: “Identifying and preventing the occurrence of separation-related problems (SRP) in companion animals are relevant to animal welfare and the quality of human-pet interactions. The SRP are defined as a set of behaviors and physiological signs displayed by the animal when separated from its attachment person. In cats, SRP has been insufficiently studied. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop a questionnaire for cat owners which identifies behaviors that may indicate SRP, as well as relates the occurrence of SRP to the management practices applied in the sampled cats.”

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords: Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder

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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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