Subject: Emotion

Feline Faces: Unraveling the Social Function of Domestic Cat Facial Signals

Lauren Scott, Brittany N. Florkiewicz

Published in 2023

Scientific article documenting the various facial signals produced by cats during affiliative and non-affiliative intraspecific interactions. It demonstrates that cats produce a great number of expressions by combining a set of facial muscle movements in different ways. Affiliative and non-affiliative signals are notably different, and it is possible for humans to distinguish between some of them. 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Measuring dairy cow welfare with real-time sensor-based data and farm records: a concept study

A.H. Stygar, L. Frondelius, G.V. Berteselli, Y. Gómez, E. Canali, J.K. Niemi, P. Llonch, M. Pastel

Published in 2023

Scientific article presenting an algorithm designed to assess the welfare of dairy cows based on sensor data (accelerometer and/or lactometer) and farm records. It concludes that the algorithm alone cannot not provide a sufficiently sensitive and specific assessment of cow welfare, but that there is merit in combining it with farm-based welfare measurement visits.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators

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Deciphering Avian Emotions: A Novel AI and Machine Learning Approach to Understanding Chicken Vocalizations

Adrian Cheok, Jun Cai, Ying Yan

Published in 2023

Scientific paper on the development of a system based on artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify different emotional states in chickens on the basis of their vocalizations, including hunger, fear, anger, contentment, excitement and distress, with a view to improving human-animal relationships.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Vocalisation

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Cats' and dogs' welfare: text mining and topics modeling analysis of the scientific literature

Chrysa Adamaκopoulou, Beatrice Benedetti, Martina Zappaterra, Martina Felici, Naod Thomas Masebo, Annalisa Previti, Annamaria Passantino, Barbara Padalino

Published in 2023

Scientific review describing the evolution and geographical distribution of the literature on dog and cat welfare over the past 40 years, listing the main research topics and gaps in knowledge.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Euthanasia, Population management, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Pain, Societal issues, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Quelques évolutions des idées autour du comportement animal et du bien-être animal : un éthologue face à la société

Pierre Le Neindre

Published in 2023

Article looking at the history of applied ethology at INRAE over the past 50 years and how its objectives have evolved over time.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Qualitative Behavioural Assessment as a welfare indicator for farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in response to a stressful challenge

Timothy Robert Wiese, Sonia Rey Planellas, Monica Betancor, Marie Haskell, Susan Jarvis, Andrew Davie, Francoise Wemelsfelder, James F. Turnbull

Published in 2023

Scientific article on the value of qualitative behavioral assessment to evaluate the welfare of farmed salmon. It aims to assess the effectiveness of QBA in measuring changes in the emotional behavior of salmon following a stressful event.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Update to the 2014 FAWC Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing

Animal Welfare Committee

Published in 2023

Expert opinion providing recommendations for improvements to   the welfare of farmed fish at the time of slaughter. It highlights the fish sentience, recommends effective stunning methods, and proposes rules to reduce stress and suffering before slaughter. It recommends a legal requirement for inspection , the use of video surveillance on slaughter sites, tighter controls and sanctions, and better management of voluntary code standards.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Dossier thématique : le soin à l’animal

Sonia Desmoulin, Ninon Maillard, Brigitte Leblanc, Estelle Prietz, Maud Cintrat, François-Xavier Roux-Demare, Quentin Le Pluard, Krystel Barbe, Marine Grandgeorge, Jean-Jacques Gouguet, Gérard Leboucher, Sandra Laugier

Published in 2023

Dossier containing articles on the concept of care in veterinary medicine, its portrayal and semiotics, animal and human ethology, economics, philosophy, ethics, legal aspects, the human-animal relationship and animal interactions.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Consciousness, Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships

Behavioural Indicators of Pain and Suffering in Arthropods and Might Pain Bite Back?

Robert W Elwood

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the evidence that insects feel pain. It studies behavioral indicators of pain, the evolution of major cognitive capacities, sensory systems and decision-making flexibility in insects.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Insects

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Knowledge of lateralized brain function can contribute to animal welfare

Lesley J. Rogers

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the relationship between hemispheric lateralization and behavior in animals. Experiments have shown an association between right-limb preference and positive cognitive bias, and left-limb preference and negative cognitive bias. Animals with weak lateralization tend to be more stressed, fearful and aggressive than those with strong lateralization.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Aggression, Aggressiveness, Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Personality, Cognitive processes, Stress

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