Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research

Authors: Charlotte Goursot, Sandra Düpjan, Birger Puppe, Lisette MC Leliveld

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective states, animal welfare, emotional reactivity, emotional regulation, hemispheric dominance, individuality, motivational tendencies, motor lateralization, personality, stable individual traits

2021

Vocalisations in Farm Animals: a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment

Authors: Karin A Laurijs, Elodie F Briefer, Inonge Reimert, Laura E Webb

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, farm animals, positive welfare, vocalisations

2021

Animal health and welfare state and technical efficiency of dairy farms: possible synergies

Authors: L. Tremetsberger, C. Winckler, J. Kantelhardt

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cows, data envelopment analysis, malmquist index, on-farm assessment, welfare quality®

2019

Assessing animal welfare at the farm level: do we care sufficiently about the individual?

Authors: C. Winckler

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, group measures, individual measures, on-farm assessment, purpose, welfare improvement

2019

Development of a welfare assessment protocol for dairy calves from birth through to weaning

Authors: J. Barry, E. Kennedy, R. Sayers, I. J. M. de Boer, E. A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dairy calves, health, housing, management

2019

Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring

Authors: Sanne Roelofs, Lisa Godding, Jeanne R. de Haan, Franz Josef van der Staay, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Farm Manager Involvement in an Equine on-farm Welfare Assessment: Opportunities for Education and Improvement

Authors: C. Dubois, T. J. Devries, D. B. Haley, P. Lawlis, K. Merkies

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, education, equine, on-farm, stable yard

2019

How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?

Authors: Silvana Mattiello, Monica Battini, Giuseppe De Rosa, Fabio Napolitano, Cathy Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, buffaloes, cattle, Five Domains, goats, positive indicators, ruminants, sheep

2019

The representativeness of a semi-random sampling method for animal welfare assessments on mink farms

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink, on-farm welfare assessment, simulation study, welfur

2019

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