The unprecedented growth of aquaculture involves well-documented environmental and
public-health costs, but less is understood about global animal welfare risks. Integrating data …

The term “welfare” refers to the state of an individual in relation to its environment, and this
can be measured. Both failure to cope with the environment and difficulty in coping are …

Sentience–the ability to feel, perceive and experience–is central to the animal welfare
debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death …

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Human attitudes to animals have changed as non-humans have become more widely
incorporated in the category of moral agents who deserve some respect. Parallels between …

Persistence of individual differences in animal behavior in reactions to various
environmental challenges could reflect basic divergences in temperament, which might be …

In recent years, zoos and aquaria have intensified efforts to develop approaches and tools
for assessing the welfare of populations and individual animals in their care. Advances …

Simple Summary The economic sustainability of beef herds relies on achieving a reliable
percentage of weaned calves. Efforts to lift reproductive efficiency of beef herds have …

Rather than construct lists of many different welfare indicators and give each of them the
same weight, I argue that the assessment of animal welfare should be directed at answering …

Simple Summary The legislation regarding pig housing systems states that environmental
enrichment needs to be provided for group-housed pigs. Moreover, the materials used for …