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Ruminant Welfare Assessment [PDF]
AnimalsAnimal welfare studies are among the key areas of research contributing to the development of knowledge in the life sciences [...]
Marek Gaworski
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Animal welfare assessment [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2008 The paper deals with animal welfare definitions and animal welfare assessment. Animal welfare is a prolonged mental state, resulting from how the animal experiences its environment over time. There are different methods for animal welfare assessment. The
Vučinić Marijana, Lazić Ivana
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Improving welfare assessment in aquaculture. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2023 While global aquaculture is rapidly expanding, there remains little attention given to the assessment of animal welfare within aquacultural systems. It is crucial that animal welfare concerns are central in the development and implementation of aquaculture as if they are not prioritized early on, it becomes much more difficult to adapt in future.
Browning H.
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AI for One Welfare: the role of animal welfare scientists in developing valid and ethical AI-based welfare assessment tools [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in livestock farming is accelerating the development of automated welfare assessment tools, particularly with advancement in generative AI such as large multimodal models (LMMs).
Borbala Foris +4 more
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Nociceptive pain and anxiety in equines: Physiological and behavioral alterations [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Pain and anxiety are two of the most important concerns in clinical veterinary medicine because they arise as consequences of multiple factors that can severely affect animal welfare.
I. Hernández-Avalos +8 more
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Anthropomorphism and Its Adverse Effects on the Distress and Welfare of Companion Animals
Animals, 2021 Anthropomorphic practices are increasing worldwide. Anthropomorphism is defined as the tendency to attribute human forms, behaviors, and emotions to non-human animals or objects. Anthropomorphism is particularly relevant for companion animals.
Daniel Mota-Rojas +10 more
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Animals, 2023 Euthanasia is commonly performed in veterinary medicine to humanely induce the death of an animal when its quality of life is affected by pain or chronic degenerative diseases.
Daniel Mota-Rojas +4 more
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The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation
Animals, 2023 Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present.
Daniel Mota-Rojas +7 more
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The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review
Animals, 2022 Understanding the foundations of the neurobiology of behavior and well-being can help us better achieve animal welfare. Behavior is the expression of several physiological, endocrine, motor and emotional responses that are coordinated by the central ...
Genaro A. Coria-Avila +6 more
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Animals, 2021 The objective of this review is to describe and analyze the effect of feathers, hair, and glabrous (hairless) skin on the thermoregulation of domestic and endotherm animals, especially concerning the uses and scope of infrared thermography (IRT ...
Daniel Mota-Rojas +11 more
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