It is now widely accepted that good welfare is not simply the absence of negative
experiences, but rather is primarily the presence of positive experiences such as pleasure …

The author explores the viability of a comparative approach to personality research. A
review of the diverse animal-personality literature suggests that (a) most research uses trait …

FORKMAN, B., A., BOISSY, M.-C., SALAÜN, E., CANALI, AND RB, JONES. A critical review
of fear tests used on cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses. PHYSIOL. BEHAV. 000-000 …

In animal husbandry, stress has usually been conceived as a reflex reaction that occurs
ineluctably when animals are exposed to adverse environmental conditions, and which is …

Simple Summary A common animal welfare question is: how stressful is handling and
restraining farm animals for veterinary procedures even when no surgical or invasive …

The aim of this study was:(1) to design a series of tests to measure fear reactions of domestic
sheep placed in different fear-inducing situations;(2) to interpret the observed behaviour in …

The effects of management procedures on the behaviour and heart rate of frequently
handled sheep are described. The procedures investigated include spatial isolation …

The purpose of this study was to test the existence of a “fearfulness” trait in horses, by testing
the stability across situations and over time of the responses to different fear-eliciting …

We provide first an overview of studies on ruminant livestock that emphasises an inter-
individual variability and a relative intra-individual consistency in fear responsiveness. Then …

Sheep are managed under a variety of different environments (continually outdoors, partially
outdoors with seasonal or diurnal variation, continuously indoors) and for different purposes …