30 articles in this issue
Douglas J. Aldridge, Kaushik Luthra, Yi Liang, Karen Christensen, Susan E. Watkins and Colin G. Scanes
This observational study was conducted to characterize the thermal micro- climate that broilers experienced in commercial poultry transporters under various weather conditions and typical management practices in the South Central USA. We continuously moni... see more
Tellisa Kearton, Danila Marini, Frances Cowley, Susan Belson and Caroline Lee
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Yunlong Liu, Tao Ma, Dandan Chen, Naifeng Zhang, Bingwen Si, Kaidong Deng, Yan Tu and Qiyu Diao
Ibukun Ogunade, Hank Schweickart, Megan McCoun, Kyle Cannon and Christina McManus
Amelia L. Benn, David J. McLelland and Alexandra L. Whittaker
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Shihai Zhang, Jinghui Heng, Hanqing Song, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaofeng Lin, Min Tian, Fang Chen and Wutai Guan
Maternal nutrition plays a vital role in fetal development, early development of neonates, and lactation and regulates the lifetime productivity of offspring. During pregnancy, maternal nutrition alters expression of the fetal genome and the development o... see more
Hamada A. M. Elwan, Shaaban S. Elnesr, Qianqian Xu, Chao Xie, Xinyang Dong and Xiaoting Zou
Lisa van Dijk, Henry J. Buller, Harry J. Blokhuis, Thea van Niekerk, Eva Voslarova, Xavier Manteca, Claire A. Weeks and David C. J. Main
The Hennovation project, an EU H2020 funded thematic network, aimed to explore the potential value of practice-led multi-actor innovation networks within the laying hen industry. The project proposed that husbandry solutions can be practice-led and effect... see more
Emma C. Greenwood, Cassandra A. Dickson and William H. E. J. van Wettere
Rachel S. E. Peden, Irene Camerlink, Laura A. Boyle, Faical Akaichi and Simon P. Turner
Several animal welfare issues persist in practice despite extensive research which has been linked to the unwillingness of stakeholders to make changes. For example, most farmers do not perceive pig aggression to be a problem that requires action despite ... see more
Aklilu W. Alemu, Atmir Romero-Pérez, Rafael C. Araujo and Karen A. Beauchemin
Raffaella Rossi, Carlo Corino, Silvia Modina and Alessia Di Giancamillo
Torun Wallgren, Anne Larsen and Stefan Gunnarsson
Anna Gergely, Eszter Petró, Katalin Oláh and József Topál
We tested whether dogs and 14–16-month-old infants are able to integrate intersensory information when presented with conspecific and heterospecific faces and vocalisations. The looking behaviour of dogs and infants was recorded with a non-invasive ... see more
Valli-Laurente Fraser-Celin and Alice J. Hovorka
Jiqing Wang, Huitong Zhou, Yuzhu Luo, Mengli Zhao, Hua Gong, Zhiyun Hao, Jiang Hu and Jon G.H. Hickford
Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir and Hans Haraldsson
We explore how herd composition and management factors correlate with frequencies of social interactions in horse groups. Since the welfare of horses correlates with low aggression levels and social contact opportunities, information of this kind is impor... see more
Markku Saastamoinen, Susanna Särkijärvi and Seppo Hyyppä
Constança Carvalho, Augusta Gaspar, Andrew Knight and Luís Vicente
Basic and applied laboratory research, whenever intrusive or invasive, presents substantial ethical challenges for ethical committees, be it with human beings or with non-human animals. In this paper we discuss the use of non-human primates (NHPs), mostly... see more
Matteo Chincarini, Lina Qiu, Lorenzo Spinelli, Alessandro Torricelli, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Massimo Mariscoli, Nicola Ferri, Melania Giammarco and Giorgio Vignola
Milka Vrecl, Marko Cotman, Matjaž Uršic, Marjeta Candek-Potokar and Gregor Fazarinc
Paula Martinez-Ros, Alejandro Rios-Abellan and Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes
Emma Catharine Greenwood, William H. E. J. Van Wettere, Jessica Rayner, Paul E. Hughes and Kate J. Plush
Fardos A. M. Hassan, Elshimaa M. Roushdy, Asmaa T. Y. Kishawy, Asmaa W. Zaglool, Hammed A. Tukur and Islam M. Saadeldin
Rachel S. E. Peden, Faical Akaichi, Irene Camerlink, Laura A. Boyle and Simon P. Turner
Aggression between pigs remains an important animal welfare issue despite several solutions existing. Uptake of livestock welfare research relies on various stakeholders being willing to recommend or adopt changes to farm structure or management (e.g., ve... see more
Dana L. M. Campbell, Sally J. Haynes, Jim M. Lea, William J. Farrer and Caroline Lee
Grazing cattle can both negatively and positively impact riparian zones, dependent on controlled grazing management. Virtual fencing technology, using collar devices that operate via GPS can provide audio cues and electrical stimuli to temporarily exclude... see more
Jianxin Xiao, Gibson M. Alugongo, Shoukun Ji, Zhaohai Wu, Shuangzhao Dong, Shengi Li, Ilkyu Yoon, RuChung and Zhijun Cao
Anne Fawcett, Vanessa Barrs, Magdoline Awad, Georgina Child, Laurencie Brunel, Erin Mooney, Fernando Martinez-Taboada, Beth McDonald and Paul McGreevy
This article, written by veterinarians whose caseloads include brachycephalic dogs, argues that there is now widespread evidence documenting a link between extreme brachycephalic phenotypes and chronic disease, which compromises canine welfare. This paper... see more
Heather M. Crawford and Michael C. Calver
Surgical desexing of cats is typically carried out after six months of age (Mature Age Desexing, MAD); between 4–6 months (Traditional Age Desexing, TAD); or before four months (Early Age Desexing, EAD). We complemented existing surveys of veterinar... see more