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Domestic Foal Weaning: Need for Re-Thinking Breeding Practices?
| Contributor(s):: Séverine Henry, Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir, Aziliz Klapper, Julie Joubert, Gabrielle Montier, Martine Hausberger
Artificial weaning is a standard practice known to be one of the most stressful events in a domestic foal’s life. Research has mainly focused on ways to alleviate weaning stress. However, there is still a need for more detailed research on what should constitute best practices with...
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Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management
| Contributor(s):: Michael C. Calver, Heather M. Crawford, Patricia A. Fleming
To continue dialogue over proposed Australian trials of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), we applied a framework requiring identification of areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and identification of empirical data collection required to resolve disagreements. There is agreement that Australia...
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What conservation can look like for an African | Luwi Nguluka | TEDxLusaka
| Contributor(s):: Luwi Nguluka
In this talk, conservationist Luwi Nguluka challenges the audience to consider some not so little known facts about wildlife and conservation in Africa.
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Extraction of Antioxidants from Animal Blood and its Potential Application as a Pet Food Preservative
| Contributor(s):: Chengyi Tu
Nowadays, more and more people are having pets as members of their family. To the year of 2012, there are 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats owned in the U.S according to the report of the Humane Society of the U.S. The pet food industry as a result has been prosperous, with an estimated...
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Effectiveness of Canine Hip Dysplasia and Elbow Dysplasia Improvement Programs in Six UK Pedigree Breeds
| Contributor(s):: H. K. James, F. McDonnell, Thomas W. Lewis
Hip and elbow dysplasia are common disorders in larger dog breeds and crosses, and a known contributory factor to osteoarthritis, lameness and reduced mobility. Screening schemes evaluating the severity of hip and elbow dysplasia in the UK are administered by the British Veterinary Association...
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Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare
| Contributor(s):: Jake Stuart Veasey
The welfare status of elephants under human care has been a contentious issue for two decades or more in numerous western countries. Much effort has gone into assessing the welfare of captive elephants at individual and population levels with little consensus having been achieved in relation to...
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Zoonoses: a potential obstacle to the growing wildlife industry of Namibia
| Contributor(s):: Kudakwashe Magwedere, Maria Y. Hemberger, Louw C. Hoffman, Francis Dziva
Zoonoses, which account for approximately 75% of emerging human infectious diseases worldwide, pose a re-emerging threat to public health. With an ever-increasing interrelationship between humans, livestock and wildlife species, the threat to human health will rise to unprecedented levels....
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Reversing Extinction: Restoration and Resurrection in the Pleistocene Rewilding Projects
| Contributor(s):: Chrulew, Matthew
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To Turn: California's Proposition 2 and the Ethics of Animal Mobility in Agriculture
| Contributor(s):: Lulka, David
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Is a wolf wild as long as it does not know that it is being thoroughly managed?
| Contributor(s):: Tønnessen, Morten
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Risk Factors of Anesthesia-Related Mortality and Morbidity in One Equine Hospital: A Retrospective Study on 1,161 Cases Undergoing Elective or Emergency Surgeries
| Contributor(s):: Chiara Laurenza, Lèa Ansart, Karine Portier
A retrospective analysis was performed to determine mortality and morbidity rates for elective and emergency cases in an equine university teaching hospital. It investigated the effect of horse-, anesthetic-, timing, and clinician experience-related variables on anesthetic complications. In...
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Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf
| Contributor(s):: Wenker, Margret L., van Reenen, Cornelis G., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., McCrea, Kirste, de Oliveira, Daiana, Sørheim, Kristin, Cao, Yanran, Bruckmaier, Rupert M., Gross, Josef J., Gort, Gerrit, Verwer, Cynthia M.
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Timing of part-time group housing for farm rabbits: Effects on reproductive performance, skin injuries and behaviour
| Contributor(s):: Van Damme, Liesbeth G. W., Delezie, Evelyne, Ampe, Bart, Tuyttens, Frank A. M.
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Objective determination and quantification of pain and inflammation associated with digital dermatitis in feedlot cattle
| Contributor(s):: Thomas, Anice D., Orsel, Karin, Cortés, Julián A., Pajor, Edmond A.
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Spatial Design of Guest Feeding Programs and Their Effects on Giraffe Participation and Social Interactions
| Contributor(s):: Ramis, Fatima, Mohr, Michaela, Kohn, Gregory, Gibson, Quincy, Bashaw, Meredith, Maloney, Dan, Maple, Terry
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Development of a welfare assessment protocol for practical application in Argentine feedlots
| Contributor(s):: Racciatti, Débora Silvia, Bottegal, Diego Nicolas, Aguilar, Natalia María, Menichelli, Marcela Liliana, Soteras, Trinidad, Zimerman, María, Cancino, Andrea Karina, Marcoppido, Gisela Ariana, Blanco-Penedo, Isabel, Lloveras, Joaquim Pallisera, Langman, Leandro Ezequiel
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The Five Domains model and promoting positive welfare in pigs
| Contributor(s):: Kells, N. J.
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A Survey of Broiler Farmers’ Perceptions of Animal Welfare and their Technical Efficiency: A Case Study in Northeast China
| Contributor(s):: Jo, Hyeonsoo, Nasrullah, Muhammad, Jiang, Bing, Li, Xiang, Bao, Jun
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The Strange Case of Henry Bergh’s “Declaration of the Rights of Animals”
| Contributor(s):: Ingram, Darcy
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Functional Analysis and Successful Treatment of a Captive Rhesus Macaque’s Disruptive Behavior
| Contributor(s):: Franklin, Andrea N., Martin, A. L., Perlman, J. E., Bloomsmith, M. A.
