An ethological definition of animal welfare with special emphasis on pig behaviour
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Consumer preferences for farm animal welfare: results from a telephone survey of US households
As animal industry and animal advocacy groups debate how farm animals should be treated, little research has focused on the attitudes of consumers in the United States. This study utilises results of a representative telephone survey to measure consumer attitudes towards farm animal welfare, and investigates how these attitudes vary across individuals. The survey finds […]
Stress, stereotypies and welfare
Stereotypies have been attributed various functions ranging from coping with conflict and frusteration to self narcotization via action of endogenous opiods. However, the evidence in favor of these postulated functions is far from conclusive. Stereotypies are more likely to represent the outward expression of disturbances in brain neural structures controlling persistence of behaviour in response […]
Emotions in farm animals- a new approach to animal welfare in applied ethology
One of the major topics of applied ethology is the welfare of animals reared by humans. Welfare can be defined as a state of harmony between an individual and its environment. Any marked deviation from this state, if perceived by the individual, results in a welfare deficit due to negative emotional experiences. In humans, verbal […]
Invited review: Changes in the dairy industry affecting dairy cattle health and welfare
The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent changes in the dairy industry that affect health and welfare of dairy cows, as well as the science associated with these changes. Additionally, knowledge gaps are identified […]