Highlights•Assessing pain in animals is problematic without a distinct definition.•We provide
clear criteria for animal pain that can be used to evaluate if pain occurs.•The empirical …

In order to survive, animals must avoid injury and be able to detect potentially damaging
stimuli via nociceptive mechanisms. If the injury is accompanied by a negative affective …

Background Ear tattooing is a routine procedure performed on laboratory, commercial and
companion rabbits for the purpose of identification. Although this procedure is potentially …

Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia, Fourth Edition provides a basic guide to anaesthesia for a
very diverse audience needing content, with straight-forward, structured style of writing …

This fifth edition book is a comprehensive guide to the behaviour and welfare of domestic
animals. It provides practical information for those involved with farming, pet animals and …

The minimization and alleviation of suffering has moral and scientific implications. In order to
mitigate this negative experience one must be able to identify when an animal is actually in …

Background Current behaviour-based pain assessments for laboratory rodents have
significant limitations. Assessment of facial expression changes, as a novel means of pain …

Many piglets are exposed to potentially painful husbandry procedures within the first week of
life, including tail docking and castration, without the provision of either anesthesia or …

Captive/domestic animals are often described as inactive, with the implicit or explicit
implication that this high level of inactivity is a welfare problem. Conversely, not being …

Simple Summary Acute laminitis is a common equine disease characterized by intense foot
pain. This work aimed to investigate whether the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS), a facial …