Effects of lavender essential oil inhalation on the welfare and meat quality of fattening heavy pigs intended for parma ham production

E Nannoni, G Martelli, M Scozzoli, S Belperio… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to investigate lavender essential oil aromatherapy as a
calming phytoextract to improve the welfare of fattening Italian heavy pigs (intended for …

Music and Emotions in Non-Human Animals from Biological and Comparative Perspectives

J Zapata-Cardona, MC Ceballos, BJ Rodríguez - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For humans, music is a powerful tool of emotional communication,
conveying affective states and modulating physiological states in ways that can influence …

Do captive fish need cognitive enrichment? A test with a puzzle feeder in guppies

C Varracchio, E Gatto, C Bertolucci… - Ethology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For many mammalian and avian species, it has been proposed that cognitive enrichment,
such as puzzle feeders, can improve welfare in captive conditions. A well‐established …

Music-based interventions in the feeding environment on the gut microbiota of mice

J Niu, H Xu, G Zeng, P Wang, B Raciheon, S Nawaz… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Gut microbiota is established to be associated with the diversity of gastrointestinal
conditions, but information on the variation associated with music and gut microbes is …

The importance of end-of-life welfare

H Browning, W Veit - Animal frontiers, 2022 - academic.oup.com
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Road transport: a review of its effects on the welfare of piglets

M Zappaterra, L Faucitano, L Nanni Costa - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An extensive body of literature has been produced on the effects of
transport-related factors on the welfare of adult pigs, while less attention has been paid to …

[HTML][HTML] Puzzle feeder as a cognitive enrichment strategy determines long-term welfare improvements in a teleost fish

E Gatto, C Varracchio, C Bertolucci… - Applied Animal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Providing access to cognitive tasks, such as puzzle feeders, holds promise as enrichment
strategy to enhance the welfare of captive animals. Despite the substantial number of teleost …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Techniques for Analysis of Thermal Images of Pigs and Characterization of Heat Stress in the Rearing Environment

MFA Alves, H Pandorfi, RGF Soares, GLP Almeida… - AgriEngineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Heat stress stands out as one of the main elements linked to concerns related to animal
thermal comfort. This research aims to develop a sequential methodology for the extraction …

Adapted Original Music as an Environmental Enrichment in an Intensive Pig Production System Reduced Aggression in Weaned Pigs during Regrouping

N Alvarez-Hernandez, D Vallejo-Timarán… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In intensive swine production systems, managing the regrouping of pigs is
a common practice, but it often leads to aggressive behaviors, which can harm the welfare of …

[HTML][HTML] Estrategias para mejorar el bienestar de los cerdos: Revisión bibliográfica

J Ribas, Y Faria Nagano… - Veterinaria …, 2023 - scielo.edu.uy
Es notorio un aumento en la preocupación por el bienestar animal y su asociación en el
contexto de la sostenibilidad de los modelos productivos. Debido a su carácter intensivo, la …