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Ruminants’ Welfare Assessment

2020
Most consumers expect welfare to be part of the core of animal production and will avoid products which they view as not fulfilling minimum conditions. But even if consumers did not object to poor animal welfare, there is more than enough evidence that promoting welfare corresponds to better performance and higher quality products.
G. Stilwell, A. Vieira, E. Can, C. Krug, S. Saraiva, M. Battini, S. Mattiello   +6 more
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Assessing animal welfare

2022
We explain how to assess animal welfare in this article, which includes a number of resources (videos, infographics).
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Assessing welfare, honing skills

Veterinary Record, 2010
Each year, the American Veterinary Medical Association organises a contest for aspiring animal welfare scientists to meet and test their skills in assessing animal welfare in a variety of practical and theoretical settings. Last year, the Royal Veterinary College became the first institution from outside of the USA and Canada to enter a team.
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Neurophysiology and Assessment of Welfare

Meat Science, 1998
Concern for animal welfare is a major consideration in meat production and is based upon the belief that animals can suffer. Welfare may be considered in terms of the subjective experiences of animals; preference testing is often used in this approach. Neurophysiology has provided insight into the biological basis of emotions and into the mechanisms of
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Assessing welfare and suffering

Behavioural Processes, 1991
Poor welfare occurs in situations in which the effects on the animal are adverse in that there is reduced fitness or clear indications that fitness will be reduced, ie. the animal is stressed, and in situations where the individual has difficulty in coping with its environment. Welfare is improved by increased control over the environment.
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Assessing Fish Welfare in Aquaculture

2020
A framework for assessing the welfare of fish in aquaculture must have a suite of different welfare indicators that describe how well their welfare needs are met and thus their quality of life. The framework should utilise both input- and outcome-based welfare indicators.
Stein, Lars Helge, Bracke, M.B.M., Noble, Chris, Kristiansen, T.S.   +3 more
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Assessing fish welfare.

CABI Reviews, 2017
Abstract There is a growing need to understand how our current interactions and practices influence fish welfare and wellbeing. Particularly given the increasing use of fish both as model organisms in research, for example zebrafish used in biomedical experiments, and also in terms of food production in aquaculture, where we now rear and ...
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Scientific assessment of animal welfare

New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 2014
Animal welfare is a state within the animal and a scientific perspective provides methodologies for evidence-based assessment of an animal's welfare. A simplistic definition of animal welfare might be how the animal feels now. Affective experiences including emotions, are subjective states so cannot be measured directly in animals, but there are ...
Hemsworth, P., Mellor, D., Cronin, G., Tilbrook, A.   +3 more
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Assessing welfare: long-term responses

1993
Most of us would accept that weeks or months of hell are worse than minutes or hours. In biological considerations of stress this difference is important because animals use different coping methods when problem situations are prolonged rather than brief. Persistent problems are also often the major causes for concern when we are judging the welfare of
Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson
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Welfare assessment in zoo animals

Veterinary Record, 2017
Interest in the welfare of zoo animals is strong, both within the professional zoo community and among the general public. Maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare is a key priority for keepers, curators and zoo veterinarians, and zoo animal welfare science has advanced considerably in recent years.
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