Results 1 to 10 of about 512,070 (195)

Human-Animal Relationships in Supported Housing: Animal Atmospheres for Mental Health Recovery [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Being in a relationship with an animal can promote the well-being of people. For many individuals, this usually takes place at home. This study reports about homes for people with mental health problems (with or without co-occurring substance use), who ...
Jan Georg Friesinger, Bente Birkeland, Anne Brita Thorød   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Intertwining of the IGF system and animal welfare [PDF]

Scientific Reports
To date, husbandry categories are defined based on the human concept of animal needs, however, to objectively assess animal welfare in defined husbandry systems, animal-related indicators must be evaluated.
Anne-Marie Galow, Daniela Ohde, Anja Eggert, Christina Walz, Marianne Zenk, Chaithra Umesh, Saptarshi Bej, Olaf Wolkenhauer, Andreas Hoeflich   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The potential of a light spot, heat area, and novel object to attract laying hens and induce piling behaviour

Animal, 2022
Piling behaviour of laying hens often results in smothering or death due to suffocation. Mechanisms leading to piling are not yet understood though various potential factors have been suggested.
J. Winter, M.J. Toscano, A. Stratmann
doaj   +1 more source

Similarity in Temporal Movement Patterns in Laying Hens Increases with Time and Social Association

Animals, 2022
We explored the relationship between social associations and individual activity patterns in domestic hens. Out of 1420 laying hens, 421 hens were equipped with RFID tags attached to RFID-specific leg bands (leg bands from Company Roxan, Selkirk ...
Yamenah Gómez, John Berezowski, Yandy Abreu Jorge, Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine Vögeli, Ariane Stratmann, Michael Jeffrey Toscano, Bernhard Voelkl   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the catching, carrying, and crating process during depopulation of end-of-lay hens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2021
Summary: Laying hen flocks undergo depopulation at end of lay, a difficult process that has been associated with injuries and is considered stressful to hens and human collectors. To date, most assessments of depopulations have been conducted within cage
C. Gerpe, A. Stratmann, R. Bruckmaier, M.J. Toscano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solutions to improve the catching, handling, and crating as part of the depopulation process of end of lay hens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2023
SUMMARY: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of 2 interventions (i.e., 2 treatments across 2 independent experiments, each with its own control) that were thought to reduce fractures and stress-related responses (e.g., changes in cloacal ...
C. Gerpe, M.J. Toscano
doaj   +1 more source

Perch Positioning Affects both Laying Hen Locomotion and Forces Experienced at the Keel

Animals, 2020
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of perch positioning on laying hens’ locomotion and the resulting energy experienced at the keel. Twenty Nick Chick and 20 Brown Nick hens were trained to transition from a platform to a perch in several ...
Christina Rufener, Ana K. Rentsch, Ariane Stratmann, Michael J. Toscano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of a Radio frequency identification system for tracking location of laying hens in a quasi-commercial aviary system

Peer Community Journal, 2023
Cage-free housing is increasingly chosen in Europe, North America, and Australia as an animal-welfare friendly farm system for laying hens. However, hens are kept in large numbers in those systems which makes checking for health and welfare difficult and
Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G., Kashev, Alexander, Petelle, Matthew B., Toscano, Michael J.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of an Active LF Tracking System and Data Processing Methods for Livestock Precision Farming in the Poultry Sector

Sensors, 2022
Tracking technologies offer a way to monitor movement of many individuals over long time periods with minimal disturbances and could become a helpful tool for a variety of uses in animal agriculture, including health monitoring or selection of breeding ...
Camille Marie Montalcini, Bernhard Voelkl, Yamenah Gómez, Michael Gantner, Michael J. Toscano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Configurable, Mobile and Modular Floor-Pen System for Group-Housing of Laboratory Rabbits

Animals, 2021
The major responsibility of researchers and laboratory animal facilities is to ensure animal well-being during the time of acclimatization, experiments, and recovery. In this context, animal housing conditions are of utmost importance.
Dana Matzek, Hanna-Mari Baldauf, Rico Schieweck, Bastian Popper   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source