Animal Welfare - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

A survey to determine public opinion about the ethics and governance of farm animal welfare.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To determine the attitude of the public toward farm animal welfare and identify beliefs regarding how decisions about farm animal welfare should be made. DESIGN: Telephone survey. STUDY POPULATION: A random sample of 1,019 US households. ... Read more...

Abrasions and lameness in piglets born in different farrowing systems with different types of floor.

23 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: The quality of the floor is essential to the welfare of piglets as abrasions often are recorded in newborn piglets, and such lesions may lead to lameness. Apart from animal suffering, lameness contributes to losses in form of dead ... Read more...

Owner-perceived, weighted quality-of-life assessments in dogs with spinal cord injuries.

13 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes over time in owner-perceived, weighted quality-of-life assessments in dogs with spinal cord injuries and determine whether scores were associated with underlying etiology or with veterinarian-assigned scores for ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Welfare'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rabies in a dog imported from Iraq--New Jersey, June 2008. Oct 2008
• A survey to determine public opinion about the ethics and governance of farm animal welfare. 29 Sep 2008
• Thoughts on spay-neuter program guidelines. 29 Sep 2008
• Concern expressed over quality of life for treated dog. 29 Sep 2008
• More on AVMA policy on elephant guides and tethers. 29 Sep 2008
• Abrasions and lameness in piglets born in different farrowing systems with different types of floor. 23 Sep 2008
• Leading discussions on animal rights. 13 Sep 2008
• Owner-perceived, weighted quality-of-life assessments in dogs with spinal cord injuries. 13 Sep 2008
• [Why would someone study veterinary medicine?] 13 Sep 2008
• ["The course participants are not suddenly veterinarians themselves"] 13 Sep 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. Allow flexibility, with limits. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. A la carte is OK. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. Formalize SOPs. 30 Aug 2008
• The foraging ball as a quick and easy enrichment device for pigs (Sus scrofa). 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of housing density on Long Evans and Fischer 344 rats. 30 Aug 2008
• Porous concrete block as an environmental enrichment device increases activity of laying hens in cages. 30 Aug 2008
• [Fetal responses to different methods of electrocution of pregnant sows] 30 Aug 2008
• A quick guide to video-tracking birds. 21 Aug 2008
• Sensitivity to reward loss as an indicator of animal emotion and welfare. 21 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Animal Welfare'

Definition: The protection of animals in laboratories or other specific environments by promoting their health through better nutrition, housing, and care.

Descriptor UI: D000827

Alternative terms: Animal Welfare; Welfare, Animal; Animal Cruelty; Cruelty, Animal;

Related Mesh Headings: Animal Use Alternatives; Euthanasia, Animal;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; statistics & numerical data; standards; trends;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.100;

History Note: 1986