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 …

In this thought-provoking and innovative book, Kendra Coulter examines the diversity of
work done with, by, and for animals. Interweaving human-animal studies, labor theories and …

Due to increasing public concern regarding separation of the dairy cow and calf within the
first days after birth, alternative systems, where cows and calves stay in contact for an …

Allowing the dam to rear her calf is an alternative practice in the dairy industry where cow
and calf may gain welfare benefits from performing natural and highly motivated behaviors …

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

Affective states, which refer to feelings or emotions, are a key component of animal welfare,
but these are also difficult to assess. Drawing upon a body of theoretical and applied work …

There is growing interest in managing cow and calf together for a prolonged period, but
concerns remain about how best to wean and separate the cow and calf to minimize stress …

This paper approaches care work through a multispecies and interspecies lens, and
challenges readers to expand both their analysis and their ethical considerations in order to …

Cattle mother-offspring contact calls encode individual-identity information; however, it is
unknown whether cattle are able to maintain individuality when vocalising to familiar …