Stress induces various physiological and biochemical alterations in the animal body, which
are used to assess the stress status of animals. Blood profiles, serum hormones, enzymes …

Simple Summary A common animal welfare question is: how stressful is handling and
restraining farm animals for veterinary procedures even when no surgical or invasive …

The objectives of this study were to 1) identify determinants of poor welfare in commercial
broiler chicken flocks by studying the associations between selected resource-based …

Working and sporting dogs provide an essential contribution to many industries worldwide.
The common development, maintenance and disposal of working and sporting dogs can be …

Animal welfare is increasingly important for the Australian livestock industries, to maintain
social licence to practice as well as ensuring market share overseas. Improvement of animal …

One of the objectives of the Animal Welfare Indicators project was to develop animal-based
indicators to assess donkey welfare, including their emotional state. This study aimed to …

There is a growing effort worldwide to develop objective indicators for animal welfare
assessment, which provide information on an animal's quality of life, are scientifically …

Sheep are managed under a variety of different environments (continually outdoors, partially
outdoors with seasonal or diurnal variation, continuously indoors) and for different purposes …

Dairy farming usually implies close and frequent contact between the stockperson and the
animals. A good human–animal relationship (HAR) is therefore essential for good animal …

Background Minimizing mortality losses due to multiple stress and obtaining maximum
performance are the production goals for newly received cattle. In recent years, vaccination …