Predicting quality of life outcomes as a guide for decision-making: the challenge of hitting a moving target

In animal care, when current decisions are made to maximise long-term quality of life (QoL), a key necessity is being able to make accurate predictions about how current choices will affect the animal’s future QoL. However, in the procession of any individual’s life, many factors that influence QoL change — some are foreseeable, many are […]