Animal welfare research – progress to date and future prospects
The welfare status of an animal is dependent on its ability to cope and exist in harmony with its environment, such that good physical and psychological health is maintained. Improving animal welfare is an increasingly important aspect of livestock production systems due, in a large extent, to incre...
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| author | L. Boyle M. Conneely E. Kennedy N. O’Connell K. O’Driscoll B. Earley |
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| description | The welfare status of an animal is dependent on its ability to cope and exist in harmony with its environment, such that good physical and psychological health is maintained. Improving animal welfare is an increasingly important aspect of livestock production systems due, in a large extent, to increased consumer concerns about animal production practices. Animal welfare is an integrated part of quality assurance programmes for sustainable animal production, considering that welfare, health, management, economy, consumer acceptance and environmental impact are interdependent. The major welfare concerns in the livestock industry in recent years relate to the rearing and management of dairy calves, the welfare of the dairy cow, effect of husbandry management procedures on the welfare of beef cattle, rearing of sows in gestation and farrowing crates, and the broiler (meat) chicken sector. The paper will focus on scientific research underpinning these welfare concerns, with a particular focus on research conducted on the island of Ireland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd5da0320f6944648ba5f091dfac40c12023-04-06T06:30:43ZengCompuscript LtdIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research2009-90292022-02-016118710810.15212/ijafr-2020-0151Animal welfare research – progress to date and future prospectsL. Boyle0M. Conneely1E. Kennedy2N. O’Connell3K. O’Driscoll4B. Earley5Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, IrelandTeagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, IrelandTeagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, IrelandSchool of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Medical Biology Centre, BT9 7BL Belfast, United KingdomTeagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, IrelandTeagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, C15 PW93, IrelandThe welfare status of an animal is dependent on its ability to cope and exist in harmony with its environment, such that good physical and psychological health is maintained. Improving animal welfare is an increasingly important aspect of livestock production systems due, in a large extent, to increased consumer concerns about animal production practices. Animal welfare is an integrated part of quality assurance programmes for sustainable animal production, considering that welfare, health, management, economy, consumer acceptance and environmental impact are interdependent. The major welfare concerns in the livestock industry in recent years relate to the rearing and management of dairy calves, the welfare of the dairy cow, effect of husbandry management procedures on the welfare of beef cattle, rearing of sows in gestation and farrowing crates, and the broiler (meat) chicken sector. The paper will focus on scientific research underpinning these welfare concerns, with a particular focus on research conducted on the island of Ireland.https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ijafr-2020-0151animal welfarebeefdairypigpoultrywelfare assessment |
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