Farmer perspectives on welfare outcome assessment: learnings from four farm assurance scheme consultation exercises

Authors: L. van Dijk, S. Elwes, D. C. J. Main, S. M. Mullan, J. Jamieson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy, farm assurance schemes, farmer perspectives, laying hens, outcome-based measures

2018

Sheep farmers’ attitudes to farm inspections and the role of sanctions and rewards as motivation to reduce the prevalence of lameness

Authors: Nlbh Liu, J. Kaler, E. Ferguson, H. O'Kane, L. E. Green

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, lameness, legislation, rewards, sanctions

2018

Welfare Effects of the Use of a Combination of Local Anesthesia and NSAID for Disbudding Analgesia in Dairy Calves—Reviewed Across Different Welfare Concerns

Authors: Mette S. Herskin, Bodil H. Nielsen

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, behavior, dehorning, local anesthesia, NSAID, pain, welfare

2018

Access to litter during rearing and environmental enrichment during production reduce fearfulness in adult laying hens

Authors: Margrethe Brantsæter, Fernanda M. Tahamtani, Janicke Nordgreen, Ellen Sandberg, Tone Beate Hansen, T. Bas Rodenburg, Randi Oppermann Moe, Andrew Michael Janczak

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, fearfulness, laying hen, litter, rearing, welfare

2017

Contact with cows during the young age increases social competence and lowers the cardiac stress reaction in dairy calves

Authors: Cornelia Buchli, Alice Raselli, Rupert Bruckmaier, Edna Hillmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alternative calf rearing, confrontation, dairy calves, dam rearing, isolation, stress reactivity

2017

Farmers’ perception of aggression between growing pigs

Authors: Irene Camerlink, Simon P. Turner

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, farmers, perception, pig, survey

2017

Implementation of the European legislation to protect farm animals: a case study on French inspections to find solutions to improve compliance

Authors: A. C. Lomellini-Dereclenne, M. Miele, L. Mounier, I. Veissier

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, compliance, eu legislation, inspections, overall assessment

2017

Study investigating the attitudes and opinions of cattle farmers and veterinarians in the UK on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for post-disbudding analgesia of calves

Authors: S. Y. N. Hambleton, T. J. Gibson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, calves, disbudding, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), veterinarian and farmer

2017

The Welfare Quality® assessment protocol: how can it be adapted to family farming dual purpose cattle raised under extensive systems in tropical conditions?

Authors: A. Hernandez, C. Berg, S. Eriksson, L. Edstam, A. Orihuela, H. Leon, C. Galina

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, bos indicus, bos taurus, dual purpose cows, sustainability, tropics

2017

The willingness of conventional farmers to participate in animal welfare programmes: an empirical study in Germany

Authors: H. Heise, L. Theuvsen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, cluster analysis, factor analysis, farmers, germany

2017