Animal welfare is a key and distinct component of sustainable agriculture and food security.
People, both as citizens and consumers, have become more concerned about the …

Simple Summary A “good life” for farmed animals is a life where positive experiences
(positive welfare) far outweigh any negative experiences (negative welfare). If we give …

Animal welfare must be considered from a broad perspective, including positive emotional
states. Qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) is one of few scientific methods to assess …

Simple Summary The concern for better farm animal welfare has been greatly increasing
among scientists, veterinarians, farmers, consumers, and the general public over many …

Positive welfare and related terms such as good welfare, happiness, and a good life are
increasingly used in the animal welfare science literature. Overall, they highlight the welfare …

As a complement to the concentration on negative states in welfare science, scientists are
increasingly considering the desirability of measuring positive outcomes. Since evaluation of …

Public and consumer pressure for assurances that farm animals are raised humanely has
led to a range of private and public animal welfare standards, and for methods to assess …

Poultry are the most common farmed animals on the terrestrial earth. For example, in 2016,
around 55 billion chickens were reared for meat—more chickens in 1 year than the estimate …

Around the world, people who care for animals as stock keepers, stockmen, farmers,
producers are placed in a position where they can greatly influence the quality of life of the …

Qualitative behavioural assessments (QBA) is an animal-based welfare measure that has
been included in several on-farm welfare assessment protocols, including the Welfare …