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Influence of Circadian Rhythm on the Surgical Stress Response in Bitches Undergoing Elective Ovariohysterectomy [PDF]

Animals
Circadian rhythm regulates several physiological functions, and influences endocrine and metabolic responses in mammals, with cortisol acting as important modulator of this mechanism.
Pauline Silva dos Santos, Luísa Pereira Zacchi, Maria Helena Moreno, Márcio Oleszczyszyn, Heloísa Vieira Cordeiro, Lincoln Gonçalves Marcilio, Dalila Moter Benvegnú, Felipe Beijamini, Camila Dalmolin, Tatiana Champion, Gentil Ferreira Gonçalves, Fabíola Dalmolin   +11 more
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Assessing and Improving Animal Welfare Using Applied Ethology [PDF]

Animals
The papers in this Special Issue, entitled “Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Behaviour, Applied Ethology and Welfare of Farmed Animals”, bring to the forefront empirical data and theoretical discussions that contribute to the discussion of ...
Emma Fàbrega, Maria J. Hötzel
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Bem-estar e suas perspectivas na produção animal

Pubvet, 2020
O bem-estar animal apresenta premissas da preocupação com o animal de produção, pois o mesmo possui direito de expressar seu comportamento natural e ter acesso as suas necessidades fisiológicas, psicológicas e comportamentais.
Hierro Hassler Freitas Azevedo, Aline Pacheco, Adcleia Pereira Pires, Jonival Santos Nascimento Mendonça Neto, Daniela Ariana Gama Pena, Andria Tavares Galvão, Emely Daniela Mezzalira Ferrari, Beatriz Vilas Boas Ferreira de Almeida, Thayanne Vanessa Lais de Oliveira Batista, Ceiça Freitas Araújo, Wanessa Laís de Oliveira Batista   +10 more
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Implications of No Tail Docking on Performance, Health, and Behavior of Pigs Raised Under Commercial Conditions in Brazil [PDF]

Animals
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of no tail docking on the performance, health, and behavior of piglets raised under commercial conditions in Brazil.
Juliana Cristina Rego Ribas, Joseph Kaled Grajales-Cedeño, Isadora Gianeis, Vivian S. Sobral, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da Costa   +4 more
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Bem-estar animal na suinocultura: Revisão

Pubvet, 2019
A suinocultura brasileira está entre os dez maiores exportadores de carne; porém, enfrenta inúmeros desafios, dentre eles destaca-se o bem-estar animal, devido ao alto valor de investimentos em tecnologias, manejo e instalações para a promoção das ...
Andria Tavares Galvão, Alanna do Socorro Lima da Silva, Adcléia Pereira Pires, Adria Fernanda Ferreira de Morais, Jonival Santos Nascimento Mendonça Neto, Hierro Hassler Freitas de Azevedo   +5 more
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Erratum: Hötzel, M.J.; et al. On the Road to End Pig Pain: Knowledge and Attitudes of Brazilian Citizens Regarding Castration. Animals 2020, 10, 1826

Animals, 2021
The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...]
Maria José Hötzel, Maria Cristina Yunes, Bianca Vandresen, Rita Albernaz-Gonçalves, Raphaela E. Woodroffe   +4 more
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“Mothers Should Have Freedom of Movement”—Citizens’ Attitudes Regarding Farrowing Housing Systems for Sows and Their Piglets

Animals, 2021
Farrowing crates are the most common housing for lactating sows throughout the world, despite known public opposition to housing systems that deprive animals’ freedom to move.
Bianca Vandresen, Maria José Hötzel
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Dairy Heifer Motivation for Access to a Shaded Area

Animals, 2021
We used an operant conditioning paradigm to test the motivation of non-pregnant dairy heifers to access shade during the summer and autumn months (January to June) in southern Brazil.
Clarissa Silva Cardoso, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Maria José Hötzel   +3 more
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On the Road to End Pig Pain: Knowledge and Attitudes of Brazilian Citizens Regarding Castration

Animals, 2020
We explored the attitudes of Brazilians towards different methods to deal with boar taint in pork (surgical castration without pain control, SC; surgical castration with pain control, SC+PC; immunocastration, IC; raising entire males, EM).
Maria José Hötzel, Maria Cristina Yunes, Bianca Vandresen, Rita Albernaz-Gonçalves, Raphaela E. Woodroffe   +4 more
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A systematic review on whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare: A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective

Animal Welfare, 2023
The welfare of animals in food-production systems is a cause of concern to the public. Regenerative agriculture was first used by the Rodale Institute and proposes to regenerate degraded components of ecosystems, aiming to be more than just sustainable ...
Matías Javier Hargreaves-Méndez, María José Hötzel   +1 more
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