During disease or toxin challenges, the behavioral activities of grazing animals alter in
response to adverse situations, potentially providing an indicator of their welfare status …

The threat to sheep welfare of heat stress when pastured outdoors in the summer,
particularly without access to shade, has been underinvestigated. This may be of importance …

Simple Summary Virtual fencing is a new technology that uses audio signals and electrical
stimuli to spatially control animals without the need for fixed fencing. It involves avoidance …

Exposure to the sun during summer is a common practice in the pastoral system of sheep
rearing in the semi-arid tropics. Exposure of direct sun in the hot summer may increase the …

Isolation is commonly used to deal with behavioral concerns in hospitals, schools, prisons,
and other institutions. Studies have shown that rather than ameliorating behavioral …

In order to evaluate the welfare of lambs reared up to 4 months of age in different
management systems in Europe, nine lamb meat farms (3 in Spain, 2 in Portugal, 1 in …

OBJECTIVE To establish an orthopedic, preclinical, ovine model of controlled exercise using
an equine walker. ANIMALS 20 Dorset-Polypay sheep. PROCEDURES Sheep underwent …

The infection of the endophytic fungus (Epichloë festucae var. lolii) within perennial ryegrass
(Lolium perenne) pastures can produce toxic alkaloids, including lolitrem B and ergovaline …

During disease or toxin challenges, the behavioral activities of grazing animals alter in
response to adverse situations, potentially providing an indicator of their welfare status …

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are commonly used drugs for managing bone loss or bone
resorption in skeletal diseases, such as post-menopausal osteoporosis, Paget's disease …