Development of a new welfare assessment protocol for practical application in long-term dog shelters

Authors: S. Barnard, C. Pedernera, L. Candeloro, N. Ferri, A. Velarde, P. Dalla Villa

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record

Keywords: agreement, animal welfare, behavior, canis familiaris, companion, housing conditions, indicators, kenneled dogs, physiological-responses, quality of life, veterinary sciences

2016

Feasibility and validity of animal-based indicators for on-farm welfare assessment of thermal stress in dairy goats

Authors: M. Battini, S. Barbieri, L. Fioni, S. Mattiello

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology

Keywords: ambient-temperature, animal-based indicator, biophysics, cattle, cold, cold stress, comfort, dairy goat, environmental sciences, heat stress, low-temperatures, meteorology & atmospheric sciences, milk production, physiological-responses, physiology, sheep, thermal, thermoregulatory behavior, welfare assessment, winter

2016

Physiological responses and blood gas exchange following long-distance transport of piglets weaned at different ages over unpaved or paved roads

Authors: R. Martínez-Rodríguez, P. Roldan-Santiago, H. Orozco-Gregorio, M. Trujillo-Ortega, P. Mora-Medina, M. González-Lozano, M. Sánchez-Hernández, H. Bonilla-Jaime, R. García-Herrera, E. Hernández-Trujillo, D. Mota-Rojas

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: long-distance, physiological-responses, road, transport, weaned piglets, welfare

2015

Unloading or not unloading? Sheep welfare implication of rest stop at control post after a 29 h transport

Authors: S. Messori, C. Pedernera-Romano, D. Magnani, P. Rodriguez, S. Barnard, A. Dalmau, A. Velarde, P. D. Villa

Publication/Journal: Small Ruminant Research

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, control posts, dairy & animal science, journey, lambs, land transport, long journey, meat quality, parameters, physiological-responses, road transport, sheep, stress hormone responses, transport, unloading, water-deprivation

2015