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Using Zoo Welfare Assessments to Identify Common Issues in Developing Country Zoos

Animals, 2020
Zoo animal welfare is a high priority for many institutions worldwide, with modern zoos now ensuring that animals are housed and cared for to the highest standards.
Samantha J. Ward, Ellen Williams, Georgina Groves, Simon Marsh, David Morgan   +4 more
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Impacts of labour on interactions between economics and animal welfare in extensive sheep farms [PDF]

This study quantified interactions between animal welfare and farm profitability in British extensive sheep farming systems. Qualitative welfare assessment methodology was used to assess welfare from the animal's perspective in 20 commercial extensive ...
Dwyer, Cathy M., Erhard, H.W., Goddard, Pete, Kupiec-Teahan, Beata, Milne, Catherine E., Morgan-Davies, Claire, Phillips, Kate, Ringrose, Sian, Stott, Alistair W., Vosough Ahmadi, Bouda, Waterhouse, A.   +10 more
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Human animal relationships in Bos indicus cattle breeds addressed from a Five Domains welfare framework

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The present review has two objectives, the first is to investigate the differences in temperament between Bos indicus and Bos taurus breeds and determining the effects on production due to positive treatment and to compare this with negative HAR, by ...
Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Ana C. Strappini, Agustín Orihuela, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Brenda Reyes-Sotelo, Temple Grandin   +10 more
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Welfare benchmarking and herd health plans on organic dairy farms (OF0343) [PDF]

, 2005
Introduction In response to the recommendations of recent studies on the health and welfare of dairy cattle (Whay et al. 2003) and to assist farmers to meet legislative requirements, promoting farm animal welfare and meeting consumer demand, this study ...
Anon
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Medidas do ambiente acústico em creche de suínos Measurements of the acoustic environment in a pig nursery

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2007
Atualmente, não apenas os elementos do ambiente térmico influenciam a produtividade dos suínos, mas, também, a interação com o ambiente aéreo gerado na instalação, junto com o nível de ruídos.
Késia O. da Silva, Irenilza de A. Nääs, Yamilia B. Tolon, Leonardo S. L. Campos, Douglas D. Salgado   +4 more
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Domestic Grain Market Reform In China: The Contribution of Economic Policy Research Funded by ACIAR Revisited [PDF]

Mullen (2004,2005) conducted an impact assessment of two ACIAR funded economics research projects enquiring into domestic grain market reform in China. The benefit cost ratio to ACIAR was estimated to be in the range 5:1 to 33:1.
Mullen, John D.
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Comparison of animal welfare on conventional and organic dairy farms [PDF]

, 2000
Introduction: During the last years, concern has increased concerning animal welfare at the farm level. The Associations of Organic Agriculture have elaborated minimum requirements regarding animal welfare.
Hörning, Bernhard
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Welfare-improving Government Behaviour and Inequality - Inspection Using a Heterogeneous-agent Model [PDF]

Governments behavior is expected to be non-neutral in terms of impacts on both welfare and inequality. In spite of their multivariate form, a tentative assessment of such inequality impacts can be provided by using a general equilibrium model with ...
Ana Paula Ribeiro, Miguel Viegas
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Australia-New Zealand Currency Union: A Structural Approach [PDF]

This paper compares an Australia-New Zealand currency union to a purely fl oating exchange rate regime in the context of a structural, two-country open economy model.
Daisy McGregor
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Animal welfare definitions, frameworks, and assessment tools: Advancing the measurement and laying the foundation for improved animal welfare through a three-step approach

Animal Welfare
To qualify and quantify animal welfare, novel assessment tools have been and are being developed, while existing assessment tools are being modified so that they can be applied to multiple species living under different housing and management conditions.
F Josef van der Staay, Vivian C Goerlich, Franck LB Meijboom, Saskia S Arndt   +3 more
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