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

What we can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators in Equitation Science

Authors: Natalie Waran, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, happy horse, negative emotion, positive emotion, welfare indicators

2017

Abnormal behaviour with a focus on stereotypies – indicators of suffering and impaired welfare?

Authors: S. Dupjan, B. Puppe

Publication/Journal: Berliner Und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, animal housing, animals, cognitive enrichment, domestic, environmental enrichment, farm, farm-animal welfare, feather pecking, laboratory mice, open-field behavior, oral stereotypies, pigs, repetitive behavior, veterinary sciences, weaned piglets

2016

Aggressive behavior and hair cortisol levels in captive Dorcas gazelles (Gazella dorcas) as animal-based welfare indicators

Authors: Marina Salas, Déborah Temple, Teresa Abáigar, Mariano Cuadrado, Maria Delclaux, Conrad Enseñat, Vanessa Almagro, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Miguel Ángel Quevedo, Annaïs Carbajal, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Maria Sabés-Alsina, Marta Amat, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Hugo Fernández-Bellon, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, glucocorticoid, social behavior, zoo

2016

The associations between animal-based welfare measures and the presence of indicators of food safety in finishing pigs

Authors: I. Alpigiani, C. Bacci, L. J. Keeling, M. D. Salman, F. Brindani, S. Pongolini, P. L. Hitchens, S. Bonardi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords:

2016

Can Sleep and Resting Behaviours Be Used as Indicators of Welfare in Shelter Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)?

Authors: S. C. Owczarczak-Garstecka, O. H. P. Burman

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2016

Effects of different enrichment devices on some welfare indicators of post-weaned undocked piglets

Authors: E. Nannoni, L. Sardi, M. Vitali, E. Trevisi, A. Ferrari, F. Barone, M. L. Bacci, S. Barbieri, G. Martelli

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, blood parameters, environmental enrichment, intensive husbandry, pig, weaners

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

The Impact of Group Size on Welfare Indicators of Ewes during Pregnancy

Authors: X. Averos, I. B. de Heredia, R. Ruiz, I. Estevez

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2016

On-farm qualitative behaviour assessment in sheep: Repeated measurements across time, and association with physical indicators of flock health and welfare

Authors: Clare J. Phythian, Eleni Michalopoulou, Peter J. Cripps, Jennifer S. Duncan, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based outcomes, consistency, qualitative behaviour assessment, sheep

2016

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