Current animal welfare protocols focus on demonstrating the absence (or at least low levels)
of indicators of poor welfare, potentially creating a mismatch between what is expected by …

Simple Summary Emotions or affective states recognition in farm animals is an
underexplored research domain. Despite significant advances in animal welfare research …

Allowing dairy cattle to access pasture can promote natural behaviour and improve their
health. However, the psychological benefits are poorly understood. We compared a …

Nowadays, there is growing interest in positive animal welfare not only from the view of
scientists but also from that of society. The consumer demands more sustainable livestock …

Dairy cattle are often restrained for veterinary procedures, but restraint can cause fear
responses that can make the procedure challenging for both the animal and the human …

In addition to the reduction of suboptimal welfare, there is now a need to provide farmed
animals with positive opportunities to provide confidence that they have experienced a life …

On most dairy farms, calves are housed individually until weaning. However, depriving
calves of an early social environment impairs behavioral development. We studied the effect …

Abstract Changes in the environment or novel procedures can result in altered cow behavior
during data collection; training is often recommended to ensure accurate data is being …

Anticipatory behavior describes the actions taken to prepare for an upcoming event. It is
considered a promising tool for welfare assessment, but it is not fully applied in zoos and …

Given increasing adoption of social housing for pre-weaned dairy calves, we conducted a
systematic review to summarize existing literature describing effects of social housing …