It costs money to improve the welfare of farm animals. For people with animals under their
care, there are many factors to consider regarding changes in practice to improve welfare …

Simple Summary The production of food from animals poses many ethical challenges. This
review explores what we know about different levels of concern for animal welfare in food …

Human-animal interactions have a profound effect on farm animals and stockpeople alike.
Training of stockpeople can improve livestock welfare and in turn productivity, and is a …

The present paper focuses on six main issues. First, we briefly explain why an increased
understanding of the human–animal relationship (HAR) is an essential component of any …

The process of domestication involves adaptation, usually to a captive environment.
Domestication is attained by some combination of genetic changes occurring over …

Research in a number of livestock industries has shown that interactions between
stockpeople and their animals can limit the productivity and welfare of these animals. While …

This study examined the relationships between the attitude and the behaviour of the
stockperson towards cows and the behavioural response to humans and the milk production …

This book synthesizes existing knowledge of the process of domestication and how captive
breeding and management of wild and domestic animals have affected their behaviour and …

This study examined the relationships between a number of stockperson and cow variables
at 66 commercial dairy farms. Variables such as the attitudes and behavior of stockpeople …

Many studies on pigs, poultry, and dairy cattle have shown that rough or aversive handling
of farm animals by people can substantially reduce the animals' productivity and welfare …