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Regular outdoor access decreases stress with positive effects on the health of growing pigs raised on a conventional farm
Conventional pig production systems are characterized by fully slatted floors and space restrictions, hindering pigs from foraging and …
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Regular outdoor access decreases stress with positive effects on the health of growing pigs raised on a conventional farm
Numéro spécial - Bien-être animal : avancées scientifiques et innovations pour des systèmes d’élevage durables – Avant-propos
Le respect du bien-être animal est une demande forte de la société vis-à-vis des systèmes d’élevage. Ce numéro spécial comprenant neuf …
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Numéro spécial - Bien-être animal : avancées scientifiques et innovations pour des systèmes d’élevage durables – Avant-propos
Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study
Training is used in various species to reduce fear responses, ease handling, and improve welfare. This pilot study aimed to (1) design …
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A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare
The concept of animal welfare is evolving due to progress in our scientific understanding of animal biology and changing societal …
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Review: Rethinking environmental enrichment as providing opportunities to acquire information
Environmental enrichment, that is making the environment of animals more complex, was first designed to enhance the welfare and …
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Review: Rethinking environmental enrichment as providing opportunities to acquire information
Horses can learn to identify joy and sadness against other basic emotions from human facial expressions
Recently, horses and other domestic mammals have been shown to perceive and react to human emotional signals, with most studies …
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Horses can learn to identify joy and sadness against other basic emotions from human facial expressions
Sheep (Ovis aries) training protocol for voluntary awake and unrestrained structural brain MRI acquisitions
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive technique that requires the participant to be completely motionless. To date, MRI in …
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Sheep (Ovis aries) training protocol for voluntary awake and unrestrained structural brain MRI acquisitions
Feeding predictability as a cognitive enrichment protects brain function and physiological status in rainbow trout: a multidisciplinary approach to assess fish welfare
Cognitive enrichment is a promising but understudied type of environmental enrichment that aims to stimulate the cognitive abilities of …
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Feeding predictability as a cognitive enrichment protects brain function and physiological status in rainbow trout: a multidisciplinary approach to assess fish welfare
Saanen and Alpine goats experience neophobia when offered novel feeds
Feed neophobia is a reluctance to eat a novel feed that can last from minutes to days. While it can prevent animals from ingesting …
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Saanen and Alpine goats experience neophobia when offered novel feeds