Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal

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🔎 NEW ARTICLE: Bridging the gap between human behaviour and animal welfare: A study on human behaviour change and body condition scoring of suckler cows

Authors: Lesley Jessiman 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

🔗 Read the full article: https://ow.ly/ytGG50YpIkG

#AnimalWelfare #SucklerCows

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NEW ARTICLE: Assessing the welfare of dogs surgically sterilized during single day free community pet clinics in Kampala Metropolitan area, Central Uganda

Authors: Zozianne Hoareau 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/E0QJ50YpFRL

#AnimalWelfare #DogWelfare

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Focusing on how lameness is managed across UK sheep flocks, new research offers a closer look at how farmers and veterinarians engage with the five‑point plan, highlighting opportunities for improved record‑keeping and collaboration.

🔗 Read the full article: https://ow.ly/VSbl50YpHKe

#SheepWelfare

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🔎How can management styles influence welfare in recreational horses?

New research from the UK and Ireland highlights how owners’ management choices may impact health and behaviour outcomes.

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/rMMm50YpEF4

#AnimalWelfare #HorseWelfare

With CO₂ stunning of pigs under discussion in the EU and UK, we’ve added 15 freely accessible studies on gas stunning to our Killing, Slaughter & Euthanasia Collection.
🔗https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-welfare/collections/killing-slaughter-and-euthanasia
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A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of white rabbit in a laboratory is shown. The text reads: Comparing training methods to promote better animal welfare outcomes for animals in the research and teaching industry.

🔍 NEW STUDY compares training methods used in research and teaching settings to identify approaches that promote better animal welfare outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/Ybqq50YmY7g

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW published in Animal Welfare:

The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and Ourselves. By John Sanbonmatsu. Reviewed by Cynthia Joanne Naydani.

🔗 Read the full review here: https://ow.ly/EsL350YmWJy

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of piglets is shown. The text reads: Examining the links between temperature, piglet behaviour and survival during winder in outdoor housing in Australia.

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates the relationship between winter temperatures, piglet behaviour and survival in outdoor housing in Australia.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/Qf3F50YlQlO

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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🔍 NEW STUDY identifies non-invasive physiological indicators to assess dairy cow welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/BlM750YiPGZ

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare #DairyCowWelfare

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🔍 NEW STUDY explores UK horse and donkey owners’ perspectives on fireworks and their impacts on equid behaviour and welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/g3zU50YiOI3

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare #EquineWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of a Golden Retriever dog is shown. The text reads: Measuring the accessibility of veterinary care for companion animals in England and Wales.

🔍 NEW STUDY maps access to veterinary care for companion animals in England and Wales, identifying regional disparities and potential gaps in service provision.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/AcPR50Y9owC

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare #CompanionAnimals #Veterinary

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of pig is shown. The text reads: A non-AI preliminary algorithm for the prediction and detection of highly pathogenic African swine fever in pigs using health monitoring collars.

🔍 NEW STUDY introduces a non-AI preliminary algorithm that uses data from health monitoring collars to predict and detect highly pathogenic African swine fever in pigs.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/TlSS50Y9ntq

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of two kittens is shown. The text reads: Exploring kitten socialisation practices and welfare implications within a Swedish breeding association.

🔍 NEW STUDY explores kitten socialisation practices within a Swedish breeding association and examines how early-life handling and environments can influence kitten welfare and behaviour outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/ILZ150Y9nhX

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of donkeys standing on a beach in Kenya is shown. The text reads: Characterising donkey welfare challenges and opportunities associated with human activities and environmental factors in seven Kenyan counties.

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates how human activities and environmental factors shape donkey welfare outcomes across multiple regions in Kenya, highlighting areas where welfare may be improved.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/C29p50XZXVN

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of pigs in a pen is shown. The text reads: Potential new biomarkers in pig saliva for differentiating between the effects of different conditions of mixing and density at pre-slaughter A preliminary proteomic study.

🔍 NEW STUDY examines whether pig saliva can be used to identify biomarkers associated with different pre-slaughter mixing and density conditions.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/33j150XZXrL

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of a farmer next to cows in a field is shown. The text reads: Relationships between farmer well-being and the welfare of their animals A One Welfare scoping review.

🔍 NEW STUDY uses a #OneWelfare scoping review to map relationships between farmer well-being and the welfare of their animals.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/mQa350XZQlo

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of sheep in a saleyard is shown. The text reads: Data analysis of the mortality of cattle and sheep recorded in a sample of Australian saleyards.

🔍 NEW STUDY analyses mortality data for cattle and sheep across Australian saleyards, highlighting patterns and potential welfare risks during handling and sale.

🔗 Read the full open‑access article here: ow.ly/jHfp50XZRtg

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A photograph of a group of indoor pigs on straw. The text reads: Influence of group size on performance and tail biting in growing-finishing pigs with intact tails by Courtney Archer, Storey Forster, Adrienne Hilbrands, Ty Schmidt, Benny Mote, Less Johnstone and Yuzhi Li

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates the relationship between group size and both growth performance and tail biting in growing–finishing pigs. Tail injuries were assessed using a standardised scoring system in pigs housed under equal space and resource conditions.

🔗Read here: ow.ly/Xebx50XZRnV

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of shepherds with a flock of sheep on a hill side is shown. The text reads: Public perception of animal welfare in Iran.

🔍 NEW STUDY examines public perceptions and attitudes towards animal welfare in Iran, considering views across different animal sectors and welfare issues.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/53ih50XZQLb

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines how animal welfare strategies can be effectively operationalised in zoos and aquaria, moving from high-level concepts to practical implementation.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines key on-farm influences on broiler chicken welfare in commercial systems in West Java, Indonesia.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/C3e350XLne0

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines pet guardians’ attitudes towards the financial cost of pet care in Aotearoa New Zealand.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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❔Did you know?

The journal #AnimalWelfare is now indexed on PubMed Central (PMC).

Explore a wide range of open access articles on our homepage: https://ow.ly/vWmm50XCH50

Or access articles directly on PubMed Central: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/?term=%22Anim%20Welf%22%5Bjournal%5D

A photograph of a grey British Shorthair cat laying down looking at the camera. The text reads: A framework to refocus the conversation around the welfare of UK purebred cats by Clare Roberts, Rae Foreman-Worsley, Dan G O'Neill and Jennifer McDonald.

🔍NEW STUDY highlights the welfare challenges facing purebred cats in the UK and presents a new framework that encourages an evidence-based perspective.

🔗 Read the full press release: https://ow.ly/qAIk50XyNlj

🔗 Read the open access paper in Animal Welfare: https://ow.ly/QO3n50XyWro

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🔍 NEW STUDY suggests that removing breed labels, and instead using personality descriptions, significantly boosts perceived adoptability of shelter dogs.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/qE4050XyGga

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of free-roaming dog on a street in India is shown. The text reads: The effect of staff training on welfare outcomes of free-roaming dogs in a catch-neuter-vaccinate-release facility in India.

🔍 NEW STUDY finds that staff training significantly improved welfare outcomes for free-roaming dogs undergoing catch-neuter-vaccinate-release in India, using a standardised welfare-assessment tool.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/aoXA50XyFsz

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of sun bear next to a tree is shown. The text reads: The use of technology as environmental enrichment in zoos: A scoping review

🔍 NEW STUDY reviews the use of technological enrichment in zoos, highlighting its role in promoting species-appropriate behaviours and cognitive stimulation.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/61jx50XwLkz

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of corn snake is shown. The text reads: Laying the groundwork for reptile welfare assessment in zoos and private keeping: A literature-based proposal

🔍 NEW STUDY proposes the first conceptual welfare-assessment frameworks for reptiles in zoos and private keeping, grounded in the Five Domains and Welfare Quality® approaches.

Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/awf....

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of a herring gull on a wooden post is shown. The text reads: Reasons for admission and post-release survival of UK rehabilitated herring gulls (Larus argentatus) from 1999 to 2024.

🔍 NEW STUDY analyses 25 years of data on the admission reasons and post-release survival of rehabilitated UK herring gulls.

Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/aK8J50XvPrx

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

We have a new paper out! Wonderful work from PhD student Katharine.