Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

The study of animal emotion, as with its human equivalent, can be confusing due to the
complicated and inconsistent use of terminology, and the number of interlinked fields and …

Background Healthcare professionals (HCPs) on the front lines against COVID-19 may face
increased workload and stress. Understanding HCPs' risk for burnout is critical to supporting …

Public concern for farm animal welfare is increasing. Animal welfare is defined as the
balance of positive and negative emotions, where positive emotions are key to a good …

Vocalizations carry emotional, physiological and individual information. This suggests that
they may serve as potentially useful indicators for inferring animal welfare. At the same time …

How individuals interact with their environment and respond to changes is a key area of
research in evolutionary biology. A physiological parameter that provides an instant proxy …

Writing over a century ago, Darwin hypothesized that vocal expression of emotion dates
back to our earliest terrestrial ancestors. If this hypothesis is true, we should expect to find …

Facial expressions are considered sensitive indicators of emotional states in humans and
many animals. Identifying facial indicators of emotion is a major challenge and little …

Advances in animal motion tracking and pose recognition have been a game changer in the
study of animal behavior. Recently, an increasing number of works go 'deeper'than tracking …

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