Measurement of zoo animal welfare states enables improvement to husbandry and
management to be evidence-based and implemented according to species' needs …

The pasture-based replacement dairy heifer is typically housed and managed intensively
from birth until weaning, but post-weaning is housed outdoors in paddocks under less …

Simple Summary In many countries, pigs and broiler chickens are housed in intensive
systems. Pigs live on concrete floors and straw is not provided. Non-straw enrichments may …

Behavioural disorders in dogs are common and have severe welfare consequences for
dogs. This study aimed to assess the factors that are significant and predictive of behaviour …

Simple Summary The technique of environmental enrichment is used for animals kept under
human care and aims to provide adequate environmental stimulation to allow the animal to …

Feather sucking, or feather licking, has been reported anecdotally by employees in the
Australian meat chicken breeder industry, but scarcely in the scientific literature …

The increasing demand for free-range poultry products has led to a surge in their availability
in the market, prompting a potential decline in premium prices associated with these …

Orthoptera, such as crickets, is currently the most reared group of hemimetabolous insects in
the insects as food and feed industry, with over 370 billion individuals slaughtered and/or …

Introduction While early separation of dairy calves after birth has been debated from an
ethical and animal welfare lens, the economic evidence surrounding alternative cow-calf …

Domestic horse management contrasts with their natural environment and behavioral
needs. Small stalls and regulated feedings increase standing and reduce foraging which …