Stocking Density Affects Welfare Indicators in Horses Reared for Meat Production. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2020 Simple Summary Not enough effort is being made to safeguard the welfare of horses reared for meat production. These horses are kept in intensive breeding farms where they are housed in group pens at high stock densities and fed high amounts of ...
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Optimising the selection of welfare indicators in farm animals [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionRisk assessment (RA) frameworks are increasingly being applied to improve the welfare of farmed animals. These frameworks have at their core, a logic chain linking welfare hazards (risks) with one or more welfare consequences which, in turn ...
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Selection of Animal Welfare Indicators for Primates in Rescue Centres Using the Delphi Method: Cebus albifrons as a Case Study [PDF]
AnimalsWildlife rescue centres face considerable challenges in promoting animal welfare and enhancing the care and housing conditions of animals under professional supervision.
Victoria Eugenia Pereira Bengoa +1 more
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Associations between Animal Welfare Indicators and Animal-Related Factors of Slaughter Cattle in Austria. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Burgstaller J +3 more
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Physiological indicators of animal welfare
Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, 2018 A manutenção de um bem-estar bom em animais mantidos em cativeiro e fazendas depende da avaliação apropriada do bem-estar destes animais, de modo a evitar manejo inapropriado e manter condições que provêm bem-estar bom. O uso de indicadores fisiológicos é encorajado, uma vez que estes são métodos quantitativos e não subjetivos.
Mônica Serra +2 more
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Poor Welfare Indicators and Husbandry Practices at Lion (Panthera Leo) "Cub-Petting" Facilities: Evidence from Public YouTube Videos. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Chorney S +6 more
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Associations between on-farm cow welfare indicators and productivity and profitability on Canadian dairies: II. On tiestall farms [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2019 The use of tiestall housing for dairy cows is often criticized due to the reduced freedom of movement it offers for the animals. Maximizing comfort is especially important in tiestall farms to ensure an acceptable level of cow welfare.
M. Villettaz Robichaud +5 more
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Dehorning and welfare indicators in beef cattle: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Animal Production Science, 2018 Dehorning is a common practice in cattle farming. Researchers suggest that pain during dehorning can be mitigated, although there is no conclusive evidence about the best technique and the best manner of pain relief.
Maria Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi +6 more
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Assessment of welfare indicators in dairy farms offering pasture at differing levels
Animal, 2019 In terms of animal welfare, farming systems of dairy cows are perceived positively by consumers when compared to pigs or poultry. A main reason is that the majority of consumers associate dairy farming with pasture, which in turn they relate with ...
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Review: The challenge to integrate animal welfare indicators into the Life Cycle Assessment
Animal, 2023 Lydia Lanzoni +6 more
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