The agency domain and behavioral interactions: assessing positive animal welfare using the Five Domains Model

Animal welfare denotes how an animal experiences their life. It represents the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, welfare indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factor...

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Main Authors: Katherine E. Littlewood, Morgan V. Heslop, Mia L. Cobb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1284869/full