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Questionnaire assessment of the welfare of pigs [PDF]

open access: yesActa Veterinaria Hungarica, 2001
A questionnaire study was performed involving 76 farms with a total of 380,207 pigs to assess the welfare of pigs kept in Hungary based on the animal welfare legislation of the European Union. Most significant deficiencies were found in the fulfilment of the provisions relating to space requirements, the stall microclimate and the behavioural needs of ...
Horváth, G., Visnyei, L.
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Controversial Topics in Animal Welfare in Latin America: A Focus on the Legislation Surrounding the Human-Companion Animal Relationship and Animals Used for Recreational Practices

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Animal welfare is a societally relevant issue that is globally attracting increased attention. This is in addition to the importance placed on welfare for the animals themselves.
Daniel Mota-Rojas   +12 more
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Effects of cataract surgery and intra-ocular lens implantation on visual function and quality of life in age-related cataract patients: a systematic review protocol

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2019
Background Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and low vision worldwide. Presently, cataract surgery is the only treatment for cataract and is very effective in restoring sight. In cataract surgery, the natural lens of the eye that becomes clouded
Shalu Jain   +4 more
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Welfare assessment of horses : the AWIN approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The EU-funded Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) research project (2011–2015) aimed to improve animal welfare through the development of practical on-farm animal welfare assessment protocols. The present study describes the application of the AWIN approach
P. Scholz   +15 more
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The Impact of Vegan Diets on Indicators of Health in Dogs and Cats: A Systematic Review

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2023
There has been an increase in vegetarianism and veganism in human populations. This trend also appears to be occurring in companion animals, with guardians preferring to feed their animals in accordance with their own dietary values and choices. However,
Adriana Domínguez-Oliva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal infrared thermography images in the hypothermic ruminant model: Anatomical-morphological-physiological aspects and mechanisms for thermoregulation

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Hypothermia is one factor associated with mortality in newborn ruminants due to the drastic temperature change upon exposure to the extrauterine environment in the first hours after birth.
Daniel Mota-Rojas   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slaughtering of Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) with and without Stunning: A Focus on the Neurobiology of Pain, Hyperalgesia, and Sensitization

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The slaughter process in livestock is considered a stressor where the transport and handling of animals, as well as the selected stunning and bleeding methods, can cause acute pain, distress, and suffering.
Temple Grandin   +9 more
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Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2021
In this article, we gathered information from postgraduate theses and scientific articles published in several databases using inclusion criteria that had been made in Latin America, in countries with similar economic conditions, and also in the USA to ...
Daniel Mota-Rojas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Challenges in Assessing Fish Welfare [PDF]

open access: yesILAR Journal, 2009
Descriptions of feeling states in nonhuman animals have relied on indirect evidence from empirical data. Assumptions that fish do not experience suffering lack evidence and in fact contradict a large body of indirect scientific evidence and ethical concern.
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