Exploring the potential of precision livestock farming technologies to help address farm animal welfare

J Schillings, R Bennett, DC Rose - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The rise in the demand for animal products due to demographic and dietary changes has
exacerbated difficulties in addressing societal concerns related to the environment, human …

Improving animal welfare status and meat quality through assessment of stress biomarkers: a critical review

P Kumar, MA Ahmed, AA Abubakar, MN Hayat, U Kaka… - Meat Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Stress induces various physiological and biochemical alterations in the animal body, which
are used to assess the stress status of animals. Blood profiles, serum hormones, enzymes …

Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare

D Mota-Rojas, DM Broom, A Orihuela… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - jabbnet.com
This is a literature review of the effects of humans relationships with farm animals on animal
productivity and welfare, including the following topics: definition of the concept and …

Farm animal cognition—linking behavior, welfare and ethics

C Nawroth, J Langbein, M Coulon, V Gabor… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Farm animal welfare is a major concern for society and food production. To more accurately
evaluate animal farming in general and to avoid exposing farm animals to poor welfare …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Environmental enrichment of dairy cows and calves in indoor housing

R Mandel, HR Whay, E Klement, CJ Nicol - Journal of dairy science, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, an increasing number of farmers are choosing to keep their cows indoors
throughout the year. Indoor housing of cows allows farmers to provide high-yielding …

How can we assess positive welfare in ruminants?

S Mattiello, M Battini, G De Rosa, F Napolitano… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The concern for better farm animal welfare has been greatly increasing
among scientists, veterinarians, farmers, consumers, and the general public over many …

Literature Review on Technological Applications to Monitor and Evaluate Calves' Health and Welfare

FG Silva, C Conceição, AMF Pereira, JL Cerqueira… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dairy calves' welfare is rapidly gaining long-deserved attention from
science and dairy farmers' communities. However, the elevated morbidity and mortality rates …

The human− animal relationship in dairy animals

F Napolitano, A Bragaglio, E Sabia… - Journal of Dairy …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The present study aims to identify margins for the improvement of dairy animal welfare and
production based on the quality of the human− animal relationship (HAR). The main tool …

Human-animal interactions in dairy buffalo farms

F Napolitano, F Serrapica, A Braghieri, F Masucci… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The quality of the human-animal relationship plays a central role in
determining animal welfare. In this study, we assessed the relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Management of livestock behavior to improve welfare and production

A Orihuela - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
In animal production, producers face different problems inherent to production systems.
Today society is increasingly concerned about more sustainable systems and animal …