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Behaviour and animal welfare indicators of broiler chickens housed in an enriched environment. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 The present study aimed to assess the influence of adding straw bales, step platforms, and laser projectors as environmental enrichment resources on the behaviour and welfare indicators of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus).
Lourenço da Silva MI +10 more
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Evaluation of a Precision Biotic on the Growth Performance, Welfare Indicators, Ammonia Output, and Litter Quality of Broiler Chickens. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary A novel precision biotic was tested to evaluate its impact on growth performance, welfare and ammonia output and litter quality in broiler chickens. The supplementation improved broiler performance, which was found to be at least partially
Jacquier V +6 more
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Evaluation of Inter-Observer Reliability of Animal Welfare Indicators: Which Is the Best Index to Use? [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Simple Summary In order to be effective, on-farm welfare assessment protocols should always rely on reliable, as well as valid and feasible, indicators.
Giammarino M +7 more
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Animals, 2020 For on-farm welfare assessment many automatic methods have been developed to detect indicators of reduced welfare. However, there is still a need to integrate data from single sources to obtain a complete picture of the welfare of an animal.
Lisette M.C. Leliveld, Giorgio Provolo
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Evaluation of the Feasibility, Reliability, and Repeatability of Welfare Indicators in Free-Roaming Horses: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Simple Summary Animal welfare assessment is an essential tool for maintaining positive animal wellbeing. Validated welfare assessment protocols have been developed for farm, laboratory, zoo, and companion animals, including horses in managed care ...
Harley JJ +4 more
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Use of Remote Camera Traps to Evaluate Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Individual Free-Roaming Wild Horses. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Simple Summary Knowledge of the welfare status of wild animals is critical for informing debates about how we interact with them. However, methodology to enable assessment of the welfare of free-roaming wild animals has been lacking.
Harvey AM +5 more
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Animal, 2018 This study was conducted within the context of the Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) project and the underlying scientific motivation for the development of the study was the scarcity of data regarding inter-observer reliability (IOR) of welfare ...
A. Vieira +4 more
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Indicators to assess goat welfare on-farm in the semiarid region of Brazilian Northeast [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2017 : In 2015, AWIN Goat Protocol was published in Europe, with indicators that identify welfare level of lactating dairy goats; however, there are no welfare protocols for meat goat.
Luana Oliveira Leite +2 more
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Validating Indicators of Subjective Animal Welfare
Philosophy of Science, 2023 Measurement of subjective animal welfare creates a special problem in validating the measurement indicators used. Validation is required to ensure indicators are measuring the intended target state, and not some other object. While indicators can usually
Heather Browning
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Animals, 2019 To support the furtherance of positive animal welfare, there is a need to develop meaningful and practical positive welfare indicators for on-farm welfare assessment. Considering the perspectives of farmers is arguably critical in this regard.
Belinda Vigors, Alistair Lawrence
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