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 Strategy for the protection and welfare of farm animals, and the
sustainable animal production is dependent on the thorough understanding of the …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the
welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments …

Lameness impacts the cattle industry in economic losses and welfare considerations. In
addition to production deficits, pain and distress associated with lameness have been …

Lameness and leg injuries are both painful and prevalent across the dairy industry, and are
a major welfare concern. There has been a considerable amount of research focused on …

Castration of male piglets in the United States is conducted without analgesics because no
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved products are labeled for pain control in …

The ability to remotely identify cattle that require an intervention due to pain or disease is
important for animal health providers and researchers. Behavior is frequently monitored to …

Lameness affects the cattle industry via both economic losses and welfare considerations. In
addition to production deficits, the pain and distress associated with lameness have been …

Castration is a common husbandry practice performed on cattle worldwide. Although non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs provide analgesia at the time of castration, labor and …

Lameness is a leading cause of welfare and culling issues in cattle, with claw lesions
accounting for the majority of these issues. Although the treatment of claw lesions in cattle is …