Sroka, Marlene G. U. Ambree, Oliver Dohmen, Celina Palme, Rupert Kaiser, Sylvia Richter, S. Helene
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Frontiers in Animal Science
To ensure good welfare of animals in human hands, it is essential to modify housing conditions according to the animals’ needs. Traditionally, the effects of such modifications are studied by means of group-level comparisons, thereby widely neglecting consistent inter-individual differences (i.e., so-called ‘animal personalities’). However, as anim...
Thomann, Beat Kuntzer, Thibault Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud Rieder, Stefan
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
In livestock production, animal-related data are often registered in specialised databases and are usually not interconnected, except for a common identifier. Analysis of combined datasets and the possible inclusion of third-party information can provide a more complete picture or reveal complex relationships. The aim of this study was to develop a...
de Santi, Carlos Eduardo Chiba de Castro, Wagner Antonio Sibim, Alessandra Cristiane Lopes, Renata Defante Galvão, Sandro Roberto Kurtz, Giselli Maria Biondo, Leandro Meneguelli Kmetiuk, Louise Bach Biondo, Alexander Welker
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Introduction Although estimate models have been proposed to determine free-roaming (both stray and semi-domiciled) dog populations, to date, no study has focused on the three major border areas of Brazil. Therefore, the present study assessed the free-roaming dog population of Foz do Iguaçu, a major far-west Brazilian city located in a three-border...
Cavallo, Carla Califano, Giovanbattista
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Linstädt, Jenny Thöne-Reineke, Christa Merle, Roswitha
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Animal welfare is of increasing importance, with consumers preferring animal products made with ethical practices due to growing awareness. This shift highlights the need for reliable methods to evaluate welfare. This systematic review aims to assess the validity of current animal-based welfare indicators for dairy cows to aid farmers and agricultu...
Ribeiro, Laura Raquel Rios Sans, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira Santos, Ricardo Martins Taconelli, Cesar Augusto de Farias, Roberta Molento, Carla Forte Maiolino
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
This study assessed qualitative and quantitative leukocyte evaluation as potential broiler chicken welfare indicators, contributing to the limited literature on white blood cell (WBC) morphology as a diagnostic tool for welfare. Broiler chicken welfare within four poultry houses (PH) 1 to 4, each on a different farm, was assessed using on-field ind...
Mattiello, Silvana Celozzi, Stefania Soli, Federica Manila Battini, Monica
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Introduction Following the increasing interest about the development of indicators of positive welfare and affective state in farm animals, the aim of this research is to present some preliminary results on the application of a prototype protocol based exclusively on positive welfare measures and to suggest potential benefits that can promote posit...
d'Isa, Raffaele Fasano, Stefania Brambilla, Riccardo
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Yeates, James William
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Frontiers in Animal Science
The United Nations has recognised a universal human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This right should include the right to healthy animals within that environment because (a) logically animals are part of the environment and (b) poor animal health can affect human health through mechanisms such as pathogen transfer, ecosystem...
Padalino, Barbara Menchetti, Laura
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
There is no protocol to measure the welfare level of dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarious) kept under pastoralism—the predominant husbandry system of this species. This study therefore aimed to develop and describe a protocol for measuring welfare levels in dromedary camels kept under nomadic pastoralist conditions—. The indicators for each welfa...
