According to the British Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), keel bone fractures (KBF) are
considered one of the most important welfare problems in commercial laying hens (FAWC …

The rising global demand for animal protein is leading to intensification of livestock
production systems. At the same time, societal concerns about sustainability and animal …

Simple Summary Virtual fences provide boundaries without physical barriers. Virtual fencing
systems utilise a collar and GPS technology for tracking animals and delivering audio …

Play behaviour can act as an indicator of positive animal welfare. Previous attempts to
predict play behaviour in farmed calves are limited because of the classification methods …

The mechanisms underlying individual variation in learning are key to understanding the
development of cognitive abilities. In humans and primates, curiosity has been suggested as …

A capacity for an animal to maintain or regain healthy functioning in the face of
environmental disturbances is recognised as resilience. For the individual animal, dynamic …

Different personalities may lead to different ways of processing environmental information;
however, the relationship between personality and cognition is not fully understood as …

A fundamental understanding of behavior is essential to improving the welfare of billions of
farm animals around the world. Despite living in an environment managed by humans, farm …

Simple Summary Virtual fencing may soon provide an alternative to electric fencing in
livestock production systems. In virtual fencing systems, a collar is worn by each animal and …

Virtual fencing (VF) is a modern fencing technology that requires the animal to wear a device
(eg, a collar) that emits acoustic signals to replace the visual cue of traditional physical …