Animal Welfare Assessment: Novel Approaches and Technologies
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Welfare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 75159
Special Issue Editors
Interests: behavior; welfare; pain; small ruminants; goats; welfare assessment
Interests: behavior; animal welfare; welfare indicators; physiology; pain assessment; affective state; wearable technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decade, public interest in how animals are raised and managed has grown substantially, and, as a result, there is an increased need for valid and reliable methods of assessing animal welfare. Welfare assessment is an important aspect in the continual improvement of animal welfare, with effective assessment leading to better welfare outcomes. There are, however, many challenges associated with animal welfare assessment, such as the validity and consistency of measures over time and across individuals and the utilization of multiple welfare indicators associated with different species and management styles. Research in this developing field is vital for improving the lives of animals in natural or managed environments.
This Special Issue will be focused on recent research or reviews that investigate novel approaches and/or technologies used to evaluate the welfare of farmed, captive, or wild animals. Key approaches may include welfare assessment protocols, assessment during routine husbandry, assessment of affective state (including pain), non-invasive measures, the use of sensors or wearable technologies, and other aspects that are part of raising animals.
Dr. Melissa Hempstead
Dr. Danila Marini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- welfare assessment
- non-invasive measures
- behavior
- physiology
- wearable technologies
- affective state