Tail-biting data from different studies are difficult to compare because a range of definitions of tail-biting behaviour and tail-biting lesions are used. Although records from abattoirs …
Animal welfare is a multifaceted issue that can be approached from different viewpoints, depending on human interests, ethical assumptions, and culture. To properly assess …
Effective therapies for obesity require invasive surgical and endoscopic interventions or high patient adherence, making it challenging for patients with obesity to effectively manage their …
JA De Leeuw, JE Bolhuis, G Bosch… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - cambridge.org
During the past decades there has been considerable interest in the use of dietary fibre in both animal and human nutrition. In human subjects dietary fibre has been studied …
BL Nielsen, M Litherland, F Nøddegaard - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2003 - Elsevier
Diurnal patterns and time courses of activity were investigated in groups of fast-growing broilers subjected to different levels of qualitative and quantitative feed restrictions. Eight …
C Munsterhjelm, OAT Peltoniemi, M Heinonen… - Applied Animal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Effects of early substrate-enrichment on behaviour and productivity of pigs were evaluated in a trial with four siblings as the experimental unit. Pens either were (= E) or were not (= 0) …
SP Machado, FR Caldara, L Foppa, R de Moura… - Plos One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Three trials were carried out in a completely randomized design aiming to assess the behavior of pigs in growth phase in enriched environments. Trial 1 evaluated the effects of …
B Zwicker, L Gygax, B Wechsler, R Weber - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2013 - Elsevier
In a semi-natural environment, a lot of the daily activity of pigs is spent in exploratory and foraging behaviour. Providing enrichment material attractive to the pigs both over the short …
C Munsterhjelm, M Heinonen, A Valros - Animal Welfare, 2015 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to establish associations between the environment and animal-based measures of welfare collected on 158 Finnish farms according to the Welfare Quality® …