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Hollands, Clive. "Toward positive animal welfare." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 14, no. 4 (1991): 757–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00072381.

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Vigors, Belinda. "Citizens’ and Farmers’ Framing of ‘Positive Animal Welfare’ and the Implications for Framing Positive Welfare in Communication." Animals 9, no. 4 (2019): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9040147.

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Human perception can depend on how an individual frames information in thought and how information is framed in communication. For example, framing something positively, instead of negatively, can change an individual’s response. This is of relevance to ‘positive animal welfare’, which places greater emphasis on farm animals being provided with opportunities for positive experiences. However, little is known about how this framing of animal welfare may influence the perception of key animal welfare stakeholders. Through a qualitative interview study with farmers and citizens, undertaken in Sco

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Petkun, H., O. Martyniuk, and V. Nedosekov. "POSITIVE WELFARE INDICATORS IN DAIRY ANIMALS." One Health Journal, no. II (March 5, 2023): 39–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.31073/onehealthjournal2023-ii-06.

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 The concept of "positive welfare" arose in response to the heavy focus on negative aspects when assessing the overall welfare of animals. Although one of the main components of welfare is the emotional status. The aim of this paper is to study and describe the existing, promising, reliable and feasible indicators of the positive welfare of dairy cows on farms. We conducted a search and critical analysis of scientific literature, articles, books and welfare assessment protocols in international databases (Web of Science, PubMed and ResearchGate) using the key words "positive «welfare», «

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Boivin, X., J. Lensink, C. Tallet, and I. Veissier. "Stockmanship and Farm Animal Welfare." Animal Welfare 12, no. 4 (2003): 479–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600026075.

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AbstractHuman factors (attitudes, personality traits, self-esteem, job satisfaction) strongly determine our behaviour towards animals, animal production and animal welfare. Recent studies have emphasised positive human contacts as indicators of a stockperson's positive attitude towards animals and towards animal welfare in general. Stockmanship can be improved by careful selection of people and/or by training. However, little is known of the biological basis of the effect of stock handling procedures on the welfare of animals. The animal's perception of the stockperson (based both on emotional

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Miller, Lance J., Greg A. Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, and Lisa K. Lauderdale. "Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare." Animals 10, no. 7 (2020): 1211. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10071211.

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Modern day zoos and aquariums continuously assess the welfare of their animals and use evidence to make informed management decisions. Historically, many of the indicators of animal welfare used to assess the collection are negative indicators of welfare, such as stereotypic behavior. However, a lack of negative indicators of animal welfare does not demonstrate that an individual animal is thriving. There is a need for validated measures of positive animal welfare and there is a growing body of evidence that supports the use of behavioral diversity as a positive indicator of welfare. This incl

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Lawrence, Alistair B., Belinda Vigors, and Peter Sandøe. "What Is so Positive about Positive Animal Welfare?—A Critical Review of the Literature." Animals 9, no. 10 (2019): 783. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9100783.

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It is claimed that positive animal welfare (PAW) developed over the last decade in reaction to animal welfare focusing too much on avoiding negatives. However, it remains unclear what PAW adds to the animal welfare literature and to what extent its ideas are new. Through a critical review of the PAW literature, we aim to separate different aspects of PAW and situate it in relation to the traditional animal welfare literature. We find that the core PAW literature is small (n = 10 papers) but links to wider areas of current research interest. The PAW literature is defined by four features: (1) p

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Papageorgiou, Maria, and Panagiotis E. Simitzis. "Positive Welfare Indicators in Dairy Animals." Dairy 3, no. 4 (2022): 814–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dairy3040056.

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Nowadays, there is growing interest in positive animal welfare not only from the view of scientists but also from that of society. The consumer demands more sustainable livestock production, and animal welfare is an essential part of sustainability, so there is interest in incorporating positive welfare indicators into welfare assessment schemes and legislation. The aim of this review is to cite all the positive welfare indicators that have been proposed for dairy animals in theory or practice. In total, twenty-four indicators were retrieved. The most promising are exploration, access to pastu

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Vigors, Belinda, and Alistair Lawrence. "What Are the Positives? Exploring Positive Welfare Indicators in a Qualitative Interview Study with Livestock Farmers." Animals 9, no. 9 (2019): 694. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9090694.

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To support the furtherance of positive animal welfare, there is a need to develop meaningful and practical positive welfare indicators for on-farm welfare assessment. Considering the perspectives of farmers is arguably critical in this regard. Doing so helps ensure positive welfare indicators reflect farmers’ existing welfare norms and attitudes and, are thus, of practical relevance to them. However, a key issue for such development is the dearth of knowledge on farmers’ perspectives of positive welfare. To address this, this study uses qualitative interviews to directly examine livestock farm

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Muhammad, Mukhtar, Jessica E. Stokes, and Louise Manning. "Positive Aspects of Welfare in Sheep: Current Debates and Future Opportunities." Animals 12, no. 23 (2022): 3265. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12233265.

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The concept of positive welfare is an expansion of the traditional understanding that animal welfare is defined by minimizing stress, pain, suffering, and disease. Positive welfare shifts the animal welfare narrative from a focus on reducing negative experiences to proactively providing animals with opportunities to have positive experiences and feelings. The concept, although around for several decades, is in its infancy in terms of developing ways of assessing positive welfare on farms, especially in extensive systems, and there are challenges in the adoption of positive welfare practices an

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Russell, Alison, Laura Randall, Martin Green, and Jake Thompson. "Positive welfare in dairy cows: role of the vet." In Practice 46, no. 9 (2024): 485–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/inpr.487.

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Background: The livestock industry should ensure positive welfare for animals within its care, over and above the five freedoms. It is important that the general public approves of conditions that livestock inhabit for them to continue to purchase these products and feel positive in doing so. As custodians of animal health and welfare, veterinary clinicians must be equipped to advocate for improvements to welfare, as well as conventional herd health and individual case approaches. The environment an animal inhabits will impact its heath and production, but improvements to living conditions wil

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Kim, KilSoo, Woori Jo, and Gwang-Hoon Lee. "Why do we always care about the welfare of laboratory animals?" Open Access Government 39, no. 1 (2023): 518–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.56367/oag-36-10808.

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Why do we always care about the welfare of laboratory animals? Seasoned experts from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (K-MEDI hub) in South Korea share their research perspectives on the welfare of laboratory animals, including the issue of veterinary care. Awareness of animal ethics is changing and rising worldwide, and the concept of animal welfare importance is spreading rapidly. Generally, animal welfare involves not hurting, harassing or recklessly killing animals. In addition, animal welfare involves inducing positive changes in humans and animals, both physically and em

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Mellor, DJ. "Positive animal welfare states and reference standards for welfare assessment." New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63, no. 1 (2014): 17–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2014.926802.

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Shoesmith, Emily, Luciana Santos de Assis, Lion Shahab, et al. "The Perceived Impact of The First UK COVID-19 Lockdown on Companion Animal Welfare and Behaviour: A Mixed-Method Study of Associations with Owner Mental Health." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11 (2021): 6171. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116171.

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Background: Companion animals may be a positive presence for their owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the welfare of a companion animal is strongly influenced by the behaviour of their owners, as well as their physical and social environment. We aimed to investigate the reported changes in companion animal welfare and behaviour and to examine the association between these changes and companion animal owners’ mental health. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of UK residents over 18 years of age was conducted between April and June 2020 (n = 5926). The questionnaire included val

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Fernandes, Jill N., Paul H. Hemsworth, Grahame J. Coleman, and Alan J. Tilbrook. "Costs and Benefits of Improving Farm Animal Welfare." Agriculture 11, no. 2 (2021): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11020104.

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It costs money to improve the welfare of farm animals. For people with animals under their care, there are many factors to consider regarding changes in practice to improve welfare, and the optimal course of action is not always obvious. Decision support systems for animal welfare, such as economic cost–benefit analyses, are lacking. This review attempts to provide clarity around the costs and benefits of improving farm animal welfare, thereby enabling the people with animals under their care to make informed decisions. Many of the costs are obvious. For example, training of stockpeople, recon

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Sherman, Wilson C., Darren E. Minier, Caterina N. Meyers, and Michelle L. Myers. "The More the Merrier? Zoo Visitors’ Affective Responses and Perceptions of Welfare across an Increase in Giraffe Density." Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 3, no. 2 (2022): 289–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3020023.

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Zoos strive to create experiences that inspire positive feelings toward animals which lead to conservation behaviors in their visitors. However, concerns regarding the welfare of animals living in zoos present a challenge in creating positive zoo experiences and promoting the conservation agenda and moral authority of these cultural institutions. This research explores connections between zoo visitors’ positive affective responses and their assessments of animal welfare before and after two giraffes were introduced to a group of four giraffes in a multi-species savannah exhibit. A self adminis

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Jirkof, Paulin, Juliane Rudeck, and Lars Lewejohann. "Assessing Affective State in Laboratory Rodents to Promote Animal Welfare—What Is the Progress in Applied Refinement Research?" Animals 9, no. 12 (2019): 1026. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121026.

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An animal’s capacity to suffer is a prerequisite for any animal welfare concern, and the minimization of suffering is a key aim of refinement research. In contrast to the traditional focus on avoiding or reducing negative welfare states, modern animal welfare concepts highlight the importance of promoting positive welfare states in laboratory animals. Reliable assessments of affective states, as well as the knowledge of how to elicit positive affective states, are central to this concept. Important achievements have been made to assess pain and other negative affective states in animals in the

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Rowe, Elizabeth, and Siobhan Mullan. "Advancing a “Good Life” for Farm Animals: Development of Resource Tier Frameworks for On-Farm Assessment of Positive Welfare for Beef Cattle, Broiler Chicken and Pigs." Animals 12, no. 5 (2022): 565. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12050565.

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There is increasing recognition that farm animal welfare standards should ensure positive welfare, as well as prevent negative welfare. Resources that are valued by an animal and that provide opportunities to engage in motivated behaviours can elicit positive physical and emotional states and therefore positive welfare and a “good life” for farmed animals. Evaluation of resource provision is considered the best way of assessing positive welfare at present, in the absence of validated and practical animal-based measures. Previous research has outlined a framework of three tiers of increasingly

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Ameli, Katharina, Theresa F. Braun, and Stephanie Krämer. "Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany." Animals 13, no. 8 (2023): 1324. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13081324.

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Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively researched, so that the aim of this explorative study was to investigate the perception and significance as well as the understanding of animal welfare and its implementation on the part of professionals working with animals. Methods: In the present project, 270 animal-assisted professionals from Germany were interviewed about their individual

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Acharya, Rutu Y., Paul H. Hemsworth, Grahame J. Coleman, and James E. Kinder. "The Animal-Human Interface in Farm Animal Production: Animal Fear, Stress, Reproduction and Welfare." Animals 12, no. 4 (2022): 487. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12040487.

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A negative human-animal relationship (HAR) from the perspective of the animal is a limiting factor affecting farm animal welfare, as well as farm animal productivity. Research in farm animals has elucidated sequential relationships between stockperson attitudes, stockperson behaviour, farm animal fear behaviour, farm animal stress physiology, and farm animal productivity. In situations where stockperson attitudes to and interactions with farm animals are sub-optimal, through animal fear and stress, both animal welfare and productivity, including reproductive performance, can be compromised. Th

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Mariti, Chiara, Federica Pirrone, Mariangela Albertini, Angelo Gazzano, and Silvana Diverio. "Familiarity and Interest in Working with Livestock Decreases the Odds of Having Positive Attitudes towards Non-Human Animals and Their Welfare among Veterinary Students in Italy." Animals 8, no. 9 (2018): 150. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8090150.

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We investigated the attitudes of veterinary students towards animals and their welfare in Italy. Regression analyses revealed predictors that are significant in differentiating students’ scoring tendency based on their gender, familiarity, and intention to work with a specific animal species, type of diet, and membership in an animal rights association. Female students, who were mostly familiar with pets and aspired to work with species other than livestock, following an animal-free diet and being a member of an animal rights association, had a significantly greater odds of having a high Anima

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Faver, Catherine A., and Jacqueline D. Muñoz. "Orientations to Nonhuman Animal Welfare: A View from the Border." Society & Animals 22, no. 4 (2014): 372–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341345.

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This study employed an online survey to investigate the nonhuman animal welfare attitudes and behaviors of 104 social work students (85% female) enrolled in a Hispanic-serving university near the U.S.–Mexico border. Approximately three-fourths of the respondents were moderately or very concerned about animal welfare issues. Level of concern about animal welfare issues was significantly related to four pro-animal welfare behaviors: making one’s yard friendly to small animals, encouraging others to adopt rather than purchase companion animals, purchasing products labeled “not tested on animals,”

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Krebs, Bethany, Debra Marrin, Amy Phelps, Lana Krol, and Jason Watters. "Managing Aged Animals in Zoos to Promote Positive Welfare: A Review and Future Directions." Animals 8, no. 7 (2018): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8070116.

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Improvements in veterinary care, nutrition, and husbandry of animals living in zoos have led to an increase in the longevity of these animals over the past 30 years. In this same time period, the focus of animal welfare science has shifted from concerns over mitigating negative welfare impacts to promoting positive welfare experiences for animals. For instance, providing opportunities for animals to exert agency, solve problems, or acquire rewards are all associated with positive welfare outcomes. Many common age-related changes result in limitations to opportunities for positive welfare exper

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Mylostyvyi, R. V. "VETERINARY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF CATTLE WELFARE: A REVIEW." One Health Journal 1, no. IV (2023): 28–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31073/onehealthjournal2023-iv-03.

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The paper presents a review of the literature on cattle welfare. The objective of this review is to outline the veterinary, economic, and social aspects of cattle welfare and highlight the current problems, global trends, and solutions. The global major scientific reference databases (Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus) were reviewed. The review brought the following findings: a change in scientific and practical approaches to the understanding and assessment of the welfare of productive animals that requires not only health maintenance, stress prevention, or the ability of animals to expre

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Rose, Paul, and Xavier Manteca. "Re-Assessing the Importance of Evidence-Based Inputs for Positive Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare Outputs." Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 6, no. 2 (2025): 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg6020032.

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The welfare of animals in zoos has come under increasing scrutiny as public awareness grows around the biological needs of captive species. It is also becoming clear that promoting positive welfare experiences upholds population management and conservation aims. This paper re-evaluates current welfare frameworks in zoological institutions, advocating for evidence-based practices, multi-dimensional welfare metrics, and greater emphasis on species-specific needs, as well as the importance of input-based approaches to assess the welfare of zoo animals. By evaluating the limitations of current wel

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Hawkins, Roxanne, Gilly Ferreira, and Joanne Williams. "The Development and Evaluation of ‘Farm Animal Welfare’: An Educational Computer Game for Children." Animals 9, no. 3 (2019): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9030091.

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Many children growing up in urban areas of Western countries have limited contact with and knowledge of farm animals and food production systems. Education can play an important role in children’s understanding of farm animal welfare issues, however, most education provided focuses on pets. There is a need to develop new farm animal welfare interventions for young children. This study examines the process of designing, developing, and evaluating the effectiveness of a new theoretically-driven digital game to teach children, aged 6–13 years, about farm animal welfare. ‘Farm Animal Welfare’ aime

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Miller, Lance J., and Sathya K. Chinnadurai. "Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities." Animals 13, no. 11 (2023): 1818. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13111818.

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The current manuscript highlights the aspects of an animal welfare program for a modern zoological facility. The program should be proactive to identify areas for continuous improvement as well as reactive to address any identified animal welfare concerns. The program should go beyond the five freedoms and utilize one of the more modern frameworks as a foundation for the program. The program should have an animal welfare committee where staff can submit animal welfare concerns without fear of retaliation. Ongoing monitoring of all individual animals should utilize both positive and negative in

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McDowall, Sonya, Susan J. Hazel, Catherine Chittleborough, Anne Hamilton-Bruce, Rwth Stuckey, and Tiffani J. Howell. "The Impact of the Social Determinants of Human Health on Companion Animal Welfare." Animals 13, no. 6 (2023): 1113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13061113.

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The social determinants of health (SDH) focus on the social, physical and economic factors that impact human health. Studies have revealed that animal guardians face a range of challenges in attaining positive welfare outcomes for their companion animals, which can be influenced by socioeconomic and environmental factors. Despite this, there is a lack of research specifically exploring the relationship between SDH and animal welfare outcomes. Given that the SDH impact on humans, which in turn directly impacts on their companion animal, it is important to adapt an SDH framework for companion an

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Sullivan, Paxton, Sage Mijares, Melissa Davis, et al. "A Nationwide Survey of Animal Science Students’ Perceptions of Animal Welfare across Different Animal Categories at Institutions in the United States." Animals 12, no. 17 (2022): 2294. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12172294.

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Animal welfare is an increasingly important topic across multiple academic disciplines; however, few studies have investigated student perceptions of animal welfare outside of veterinary medicine. The objective of the study was to evaluate animal science students’ perceptions of animal welfare to determine if perceptions differ across animal categories. An online survey was distributed to animal science programs at institutions across the United States. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed on 624 responses. Almost all respondents agreed welfare was important for all animal cate

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Basak, Gourab, Simranpreet Kaur, Ambika Sharma, and Ashish Kumar. "Animal Welfare: Reflections and Ethical Implications of Animal Biotechnology." Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 27, no. 6 (2024): 754–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i6936.

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When adopting diverse biotechnology technologies to boost farm animal productivity, animal welfare is always prioritized. Various measures can be used to determine how excellent or awful ethical procedures are. We need to develop some strategies for assessing welfare. The purpose of this paper is to provide a quick overview of both the bad and positive elements of biotechnology in animal welfare.

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Christensen, Karen. "183 Food Animal Welfare: Why Producers Should Care about Animal Welfare." Journal of Animal Science 97, Supplement_3 (2019): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.025.

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Abstract How food animals are treated has become a significant topic for meat producers, customers and consumers. The US population is now many generations away being actively engaged in agricultural production and are asking questions about how their food is produced. Unfortunately, the information that is available to consumers is not always accurate or positive for livestock producers. Farmers have little or no trust with the consumer and they are looking to other sources for information. How we communicate with our customers, consumers and the public is key to providing accurate informatio

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Mendl, M., O. Burman, K. Laughlin, and E. Paul. "Animal Memory and Animal Welfare." Animal Welfare 10, S1 (2001): S141—S159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600023587.

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AbstractRetrieved memories of emotionally laden events are likely to influence the ongoing emotional state and behaviour of animals. If animals consciously experience memories and/or associated emotions, then recall of aversive or pleasurable events will affect their welfare. Even if they do not, retrieval of these (non-conscious/implicit) memories may result in behaviour, such as attempts to escape, that could lead to injury and damage. There is growing evidence that emotionally laden events are more readily stored in memory than neutral ones, and that the neurophysiological basis of this, in

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Miller, Lance J., Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jocelyn L. Bryant, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, and Douglas A. Granger. "Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (2021): e0253113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253113.

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Accredited zoological facilities are committed to fully understanding the behavioral, mental, and physical needs of each species to continuously improve the welfare of the animals under their professional care and detect when welfare has diminished. In order to accomplish this goal, internally consistent and externally valid indicators of animal welfare are necessary to advance our understanding of the current welfare status of individual animals. Historically, efforts have focused on monitoring visible or observable signs of poor health or problem behavior, but lack of signs or problems does

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Mattiello, Battini, De Rosa, Napolitano, and Dwyer. "How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?" Animals 9, no. 10 (2019): 758. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9100758.

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Until now, most research has focused on the development of indicators of negative welfare, and relatively few studies provide information on valid, reliable, and feasible indicators addressing positive aspects of animal welfare. However, a lack of suffering does not guarantee that animals are experiencing a positive welfare state. The aim of the present review is to identify promising valid and reliable animal-based indicators for the assessment of positive welfare that might be included in welfare assessment protocols for ruminants, and to discuss them in the light of the five domains model,

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Srivastava, Shekhar. "Street Animal Welfare System." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 09, no. 05 (2025): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsrem48360.

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The Street Animal Welfare System is a web-based application developed to address real-time issues involving injured or neglected street animals. It serves as a centralized platform that connects citizens with veterinarians, fostering smooth communication and collaboration. The system features a dual-login setup: 1.Citizens can report incidents by uploading images and exact locations of injured animals through an integrated geo-tagging tool, enabling quick and precise responses. 2.Veterinarians can view and manage these reports through their own dashboard. Another key feature is the donation mo

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Arndt, Saskia S., Vivian C. Goerlich, and F. Josef van der Staay. "74 The Dynamic Animal Welfare Concept: A Guideline to Assess, Safeguard and Promote Animal Welfare." Journal of Animal Science 101, Supplement_2 (2023): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad341.012.

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Abstract Theoretical concepts are needed to guide and provide the basis for the appropriate assessment, protection and promotion of animal welfare. Due to its multifaceted nature, animal welfare can be approached from different perspectives, depending on ethical assumptions, human interests and culture. In the past, concepts of animal welfare have evolved from the Five Freedoms, which focused on the absence of negative conditions, to Quality of Life and the Five Domains, which emphasized the presence of positive conditions. We build on the existing theoretical framework and present here the Dy

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Martin, Steve, Grey Stafford, and David S. Miller. "A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals." Animals 14, no. 5 (2024): 736. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani14050736.

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There is an ethical need to document and develop best practices for meeting ambassador animals’ welfare needs within the context of meeting zoo and aquarium program objectives. This is because ambassador animals experience direct and frequent contact with humans. This paper rigorously synthesizes behavioral research and theory, contemporary practices, and personal experiences to offer key concepts that can be applied to meet ambassador animal welfare needs. These key concepts include addressing an animal’s recognition of choice and control, the use of the most positive and least intrusive effe

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Wigham, EE, A. Grist, S. Mullan, S. Wotton, and A. Butterworth. "Gender and job characteristics of slaughter industry personnel influence their attitudes to animal welfare." Animal Welfare 29, no. 3 (2020): 313–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.7120/09627286.29.3.313.

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The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the attitudes that those involved in the slaughter industry have towards animal welfare and animal welfare aspects of their work, and also to investigate if gender or characteristics of employment (eg previous training, role and experience) influence such views. A paper questionnaire consisting of 20 Likert items regarding either animal welfare or working in the slaughter industry and seven questions designed to gather information on participant gender and job characteristics was distributed to attendees at eleven Animal Welfare Officer (AW

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Anderson, Nichole C. "75 Deep Dive Into Animal Welfare Measurements in Swine and Their Implications." Journal of Animal Science 101, Supplement_2 (2023): 10–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad341.011.

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Abstract Historically, animals growing well were believed to be in a positive welfare state. Evidence shows that pigs will seek out enrichment using play and complex puzzle-solving, which is beyond the physical needs required for positive growth. Physiological and psychological indicators of welfare can now be used to address positive affect in swine. Further, early research may show that those animals living with enrichment may be less likely to fall ill and are better prepared to handle sudden life changes (such as transport). However, measuring animal pleasure successfully is difficult. Und

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Lin, Ga-Yi, Keith Chi Hui Ng, and Eduardo J. Fernandez. "Animal–Visitor Interactions in Zoos and Aquariums: A Systematic Review." Animals 15, no. 13 (2025): 1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15131924.

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There is increasing recognition of the importance of human–animal interaction (HAI) research in the assessment of animal welfare. This is partly reflected by the appearance of increasing animal–visitor interaction (AVI) publications in zoos. Early AVI publications primarily focused on primates and the impact of visitors on animals (visitor effects), with most identifying negative welfare impacts. This review aims to identify trends and changes in the key factors of AVIs (e.g., types of interactions measured; taxa studied; welfare impact). Covidence online software and PRISMA were used to scree

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Fernandez, Eduardo J., and Samantha J. Chiew. "Animal-Visitor Interactions: Effects, Experiences, and Welfare." Animal Behavior and Cognition 8, no. 4 (2021): 462–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.04.01.2021.

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Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI) within zoos and aquariums have become an increasingly studied topic. Influenced by both the broader field of Human-Animal Interactions (HAI), as well as visitor studies conducted in museums, AVI studies can be separated into two areas of focus: (1) Visitor effects, or the impact visitors have on the animals housed within a zoo, and (2) visitor experiences, or the impact zoo animals and visiting a zoo have on the visitors. Historically, visitor effects have been of primary concern to the study of AVIs, as have the potential negative impacts on the welfare of an

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Miller, Lance J., Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, and Douglas A. Granger. "Relationships between animal management and habitat characteristics with two potential indicators of welfare for bottlenose dolphins under professional care." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (2021): e0252861. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252861.

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Accredited zoos and aquariums continually strive to ensure high levels of animal welfare for the animals under their professional care. Best management practices include conducting research to better understand factors that lead to optimal welfare and then turning findings into practice. The current study is part of the larger Cetacean Welfare Study or more formally, “Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in zoos and aquariums.” Facilities participating in the study were accredited by the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and/or the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Anima

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Vinke, C. M. "Some Comments on the Review of Nimon and Broom on the Welfare of Farmed Mink." Animal Welfare 10, no. 3 (2001): 315–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600024088.

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AbstractFur-farming is a politically sensitive issue today. Therefore, discussions on the welfare situation of commercially farmed fur animals may be particularly valuable. The aim of this Short Communication is to address some issues, in addition to those covered in the review of Nimon and Broom on the welfare of farmed mink (Animal Welfare 1999, 8: 205-228), that may have received too little attention. This Short Communication addresses domestication and animal welfare, indispensable resources and behaviours of farmed mink, and the use of negative and positive indicators of welfare in resear

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Hubbard, C., and K. Scott. "Do farmers and scientists differ in their understanding and assessment of farm animal welfare?" Animal Welfare 20, no. 1 (2011): 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600002451.

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AbstractIn response to an increased public awareness regarding how livestock are reared, animal welfare scientists have attempted to develop new methods of welfare assessment at the farm level. Furthermore, in recent years they have increasingly moved away from the conventional approach of evaluating the provision of resources necessary to ensure good welfare, and have instead focused on the use of animal-based measures of welfare. In contrast, it is believed that farmers use mostly resource-based and management-based measures (eg the provision of food, water and housing) when assessing the we

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Sherwen, Sally L., and Paul H. Hemsworth. "The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare." Animals 9, no. 6 (2019): 366. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9060366.

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Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zoo. Research has shown that an animal’s welfare is highly dependent on how various individual animal factors (e.g., species traits, genetics, temperament and previous experience) interact with environmental features (e.g., social grouping, enclosure design and sensory environment). One prominent feature of the zoo environment is the presence of visitors. Visitor contact can be unpredictable and intense, particularly in terms of auditory and visual interaction. Depending on an animal’s perception

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Mellor, DJ. "Positive animal welfare states and encouraging environment-focused and animal-to-animal interactive behaviours." New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63, no. 1 (2014): 9–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2014.926800.

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Clarkson, Jasmine M., Matthew C. Leach, Paul A. Flecknell, and Candy Rowe. "Negative mood affects the expression of negative but not positive emotions in mice." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, no. 1933 (2020): 20201636. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1636.

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Whether and to what extent animals experience emotions is crucial for understanding their decisions and behaviour, and underpins a range of scientific fields, including animal behaviour, neuroscience, evolutionary biology and animal welfare science. However, research has predominantly focused on alleviating negative emotions in animals, with the expression of positive emotions left largely unexplored. Therefore, little is known about positive emotions in animals and how their expression is mediated. We used tail handling to induce a negative mood in laboratory mice and found that while being m

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Willis, Renee S., Emma J. Dunston-Clarke, Leah R. Keating, Patricia A. Fleming, and Teresa Collins. "Australian Livestock Export Industry Workers’ Attitudes toward Animal Welfare." Animals 11, no. 5 (2021): 1411. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11051411.

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Understanding live export industry workers’ attitudes and beliefs toward animal welfare can provide insight into their decision-making processes and likely behavior. Industry workers (n = 265) with various roles within the supply chain were surveyed from different global regions. Participants were divided into ten categories according to their industry roles and compared using ordinal regression. Respondents were highly likely to have a positive attitude toward animal welfare; the majority of workers enjoyed working with livestock (95.8%) and agreed that livestock should be treated with respec

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Ventura, Giulia, Valentina Lorenzi, Francesca Mazza, et al. "Best Farming Practices for the Welfare of Dairy Cows, Heifers and Calves." Animals 11, no. 9 (2021): 2645. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11092645.

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The concept of animal welfare (AW) has many meanings. Traditionally, AW has been considered as freedom from disease and suffering. Nowadays, growing attention goes to the concept of “positive animal welfare” (PAW), which can be interpreted within the concept of quality of life (QoL), thinking about a “balance of positives over negatives” and a “life worth living”. In this vision, where the QoL represents a continuum between positives and negatives, the Italian National Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (CReNBA), within the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia R

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Hansen, Mark F., Emma M. Baxter, Kenneth M. D. Rutherford, Agnieszka Futro, Melvyn L. Smith, and Lyndon N. Smith. "Towards Facial Expression Recognition for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Pigs." Agriculture 11, no. 9 (2021): 847. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090847.

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Animal welfare is not only an ethically important consideration in good animal husbandry but can also have a significant effect on an animal’s productivity. The aim of this paper was to show that a reduction in animal welfare, in the form of increased stress, can be identified in pigs from frontal images of the animals. We trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) using a leave-one-out design and showed that it is able to discriminate between stressed and unstressed pigs with an accuracy of >90% in unseen animals. Grad-CAM was used to identify the animal regions used, and these supported

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Mullan, S., SA Edwards, A. Butterworth, HR Whay, and DCJ Main. "A pilot investigation of possible positive system descriptors in finishing pigs." Animal Welfare 20, no. 3 (2011): 439–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600003006.

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AbstractIn this study, pig producers were identified whose practices exceeded the basic legal requirements and government recommendations for pig welfare. This novel approach was part of a larger project investigating the feasibility and benefits of the inclusion of some animal-based welfare outcome measures into the main UK pig-farm assurance schemes. A set of pig-keeping-system descriptor scores were devised through consultation with stakeholders, whereby a finishing pig farm would be classified on a scale of 1 (legislation compliance) to 5 (highest level of welfare provision) for six differ

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