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Ruminant Welfare Assessment [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals
Animal 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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Improving welfare assessment in aquaculture. [PDF]

open access: yesFront 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.
europepmc   +9 more sources

Animal welfare assessment [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinarski 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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AI for One Welfare: the role of animal welfare scientists in developing valid and ethical AI-based welfare assessment tools [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
The 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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Using the Welfare Quality® framework to develop a welfare assessment protocol for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Welfare
Good welfare is of inherent value to all captive animals and promotes species conservation objectives. Concern for animal welfare is growing globally, and research shows that animal welfare is a top priority for zoo visitors.
Niamh Mc Gill   +2 more
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Nociceptive pain and anxiety in equines: Physiological and behavioral alterations [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary 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

open access: yesAnimals, 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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Euthanasia and Pain in Canine Patients with Terminal and Chronic-Degenerative Diseases: Ethical and Legal Aspects

open access: yesAnimals, 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

open access: yesAnimals, 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

open access: yesAnimals, 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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