Environmental Enrichment in Farm Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal System and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 472
Special Issue Editors
Interests: precision livestock farming; animal welfare; environmental control for animals
Interests: environment control for animals; gas emissions in animal facilities; computational modelling in animal facilities
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increase in demand for animal protein also increases concerns about farm animal welfare. Within the study of animal welfare, environmental enrichment is considered to be a powerful tool. The main characteristic of environmental enrichment is to reduce stimuli that generate stressful responses and allow the presentation of natural behaviors, avoiding the undesirable occurrence of stereotyped behaviors in confined animals. It also introduces improvements in housing systems and stimulates the desirable behavioral activities inherent to the species, improving their welfare, health, and performance. In this Special Issue, we invite original manuscripts that address novelties surrounding environmental enrichment for farm animals under different housing conditions.
Prof. Dr. Daniella Jorge De Moura
Prof. Dr. Jairo Alexander Osório Saraz
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- animal welfare
- precision livestock farming
- social environment
- animal behavior
