Adequate time lying down is often considered an important aspect of dairy cow welfare. We
examine what is known about cows' motivation to lie down and the consequences for health …

Simple Summary The protection and enhancement of farm animal welfare has become an
increasingly important component of livestock systems and animal-based food supply …

Animal welfare is a multifaceted issue that can be approached from different viewpoints,
depending on human interests, ethical assumptions, and culture. To properly assess …

Simple Summary The welfare of farm animals is a growing concern in the EU and across the
world. In milk production, there is a strong need to assess the welfare of dairy cows. One of …

Animal welfare is an important field of study due to animal sentience, yet there is to date no
consensus on the definition of animal welfare. There have been four key developments in …

Most observers in behaviour studies are aware of relevant information about the animals
being observed. We investigated whether observer expectations influence subjective …

An animal's behaviour can be a useful indicator of their physiological and physical state. As
resting, eating, walking and ruminating are the predominant daily activities of ruminant …

Simple Summary This review attempts to provide information on the various impacts of heat
stress on the production and welfare variables of goats. Goats are predominantly distributed …

Ancestors of the modern chicken were domesticated from members of the Gallus genus
probably 7 to 8 thousand years ago in southeastern Asia. Subsequently, they spread …

As part of a larger project to determine if there are animal-welfare-related values shared by
some commercial food–animal producers and non-producers in Canada, open-ended, semi …