Animal Welfare and Resistance to Disease: Interaction of Affective States and the Immune System

Good management and improved standards of animal welfare are discussed as important ways of reducing the risk of infection in farm animals without medication. Increasing evidence from both humans and animals suggests that environments that promote wellbeing over stress and positive over negative emo...

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Main Authors: Sandra Düpjan, Marian Stamp Dawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.929805/full