Aggregating animal welfare indicators: can it be done in a transparent and ethically robust way?

Authors: P. Sandøe, S. A. Corr, T. B. Lund, B. Forkman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggregation, animal welfare, ethics, expert opinion, farm animals, welfare quality®

2019

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

2019

Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

Authors: Laureline L. Chaise, Dominic J. McCafferty, Adélie Krellenstein, Susan L. Gallon, William D. Paterson, Marc Théry, André Ancel, Caroline Gilbert

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggregation behavior, habitat type, heat loss, meteorological variations, phocids, stomach temperature

2019

What Is so Positive about Positive Animal Welfare?—A Critical Review of the Literature

Authors: Alistair B. Lawrence, Belinda Vigors, Peter Sandøe

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: critical review, happiness, positive affective engagement, positive animal welfare, positive emotions, quality of life

2019

Personality assessment and model comparison with behavioral data: A statistical framework and empirical demonstration with bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Jordan S. Martin, Scott A. Suarez

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bonobo, factor analysis, mixed model, personality, social behavior

2017

Assessing Animal Welfare Impacts in the Management of European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), European Moles (Talpa europaea) and Carrion Crows (Corvus corone)

Authors: S. E. Baker, T. M. Sharp, D. W. Macdonald

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: aggregation, consequences, conservation, dislocation, multidisciplinary sciences, predation, strategies, thresholds, traps, vertebrate pest-control, wildlife

2016

Comparison of animal welfare indices in dairy herds based on different sources of data

Authors: N. D. Otten, T. Rousing, H. Houe, P. T. Thomsen, J. T. Sørensen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggregation model, animal welfare, animal-based measures, dairy cattle, register data, resource-based measures

2016

Assessment of behavior and physical condition of shelter cats as animal-based indicators of welfare

Authors: C. Arhant, R. Wogritsch, J. Troxler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: aggregation, animal shelter, animal-based parameter, associations, behavioral sciences, cat, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, epidemiology, felis-sylvestris-catus, implementation, social behavior, stress, veterinary sciences, welfare, welfare assessment

2015

Behavioural consequences of visual deprivation occurring at hatch or in the early life of chickens

Authors: Paul M. Hocking, Kirsty-Anne Haldane, Emma M. Davidson, Peter Sandøe, Helle H. Kristensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blindness, chicken, sight, social isolation

2015

New insights into the huddling dynamics of emperor penguins

Authors: André Ancel, Caroline Gilbert, Nicolas Poulin, Michaël Beaulieu, Bernard Thierry

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggregation, antarctica, aptenodytes forsteri, energy saving, environment, huddling, social thermoregulation

2015

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