The effects of high ambient temperatures on production animals, once thought to be limited
to tropical areas, has extended into northern latitudes in response to the increasing global …

Highlights•Assessing pain in animals is problematic without a distinct definition.•We provide
clear criteria for animal pain that can be used to evaluate if pain occurs.•The empirical …

Concerns about the welfare of animals typically include 3 questions: is the animal
functioning well (eg, good health, productivity, etc.), is the animal feeling well (eg, absence …

While there has been increasing interest in recent years in the welfare of farm animals, fish
are frequently thought to be different. In many people's perception, fish, with their lack of …

Pain compromises the welfare of animals. A prerequisite for being able to alleviate pain is
that we are able to recognize it. Potential behavioural signs of pain were investigated for …

We review recent research in one of the oldest and most important applications of ethology:
evaluating animal health. Traditionally, such evaluations have been based on subjective …

Laboratory Animal Anesthesia looks at recent significant developments in anesthetic
practices in laboratory experiments involving animals. It also provides information about …

The primary aim of this study was to assess the influence of provision of information on lay
citizens' opinions regarding 2 common management practices, zero-grazing and cow-calf …

Facial expressions are increasingly being used to assess pain in non-human species,
including rodents, horses, and lambs. The development of these species-specific grimace …

Abstract In 2012, the World Organisation for Animal Health adopted 10 'General Principles
for the Welfare of Animals in Livestock Production Systems' to guide the development of …