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- Acupuncture Points of the Horses Distal Thoracic Limb: A Neuroanatomic Approach to the Transposition of Traditional Points
Simple Summary: Anatomy of the equine foot is not precisely analogous to anatomy of the human hand and foot. Thus acupuncture points transposed from human acupuncture maps may not be functionally simi... Read More
- Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems May Have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part I Dust
The new legislation for laying hens in the European Union put a ban on conventional cages. Production systems must now provide the hens with access to a nest, a perch, and material for dust bathing. T... Read More
- A Critical Review of Horse-Related Risk: A Research Agenda for Safer Mounts, Riders and Equestrian Cultures
While the importance of improving horse-related safety seems self-evident, no comprehensive study into understanding or reducing horse-related risk has been undertaken. In this paper, we discuss four ... Read More
- The Role of TCA Cycle Anaplerosis in Ketosis and Fatty Liver in Periparturient Dairy Cows
The transition to lactation period in dairy cattle is characterized by metabolic challenges, negative energy balance, and adipose tissue mobilization. Metabolism of mobilized adipose tissue is part of... Read More
- Evidence for a Role of Prolactin in Mediating Effects of Photoperiod during the Dry Period
Photoperiod manipulation during the lactation cycle alters milk yield, with long days (LDPP) increasing yield in lactation and short days (SDPP) in the dry period improving subsequent yield. Circulati... Read More
- Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems may have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part II Ammonia
The EU ban on conventional barren cages for laying hens from 2012 has improved many aspects of laying hen welfare. The new housing systems allow for the expression of highly-motivated behaviors. Howev... Read More
- Workplace Injuries in Thoroughbred Racing: An Analysis of Insurance Payments and Injuries amongst Jockeys in Australia from 2002 to 2010
Background: There is no comprehensive study of the costs of horse-related workplace injuries to Australian Thoroughbred racing jockeys. Objectives: To analyse the characteristics of insurance payments... Read More
- A Cross-Sectional Study of Horse-Related Injuries in Veterinary and Animal Science Students at an Australian University
Specific estimates of the risk of horse-related injury (HRI) to university students enrolled in veterinary and animal sciences have not been reported. This study aimed to determine the risk of student... Read More
- Predator Bounties in Western Canada Cause Animal Suffering and Compromise Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Although predation bounty programs (rewards offered for capturing or killing an animal) ended more than 40 years ago in Canada, they were reintroduced in Alberta in 2007 by hunting, trapping, and farm... Read More
- Artificially Increased Yolk Hormone Levels and Neophobia in Domestic Chicks
In birds there is compelling evidence that the development and expression of behavior is affected by maternal factors, particularly via variation in yolk hormone concentrations of maternal origin. In ... Read More
- Models and Methods to Investigate Acute Stress Responses in Cattle
There is a growing appreciation within the livestock industry and throughout society that animal stress is an important issue that must be addressed. With implications for animal health, well-being, a... Read More
- Education to Action: Improving Public Perception of Bats
Public perception of bats has historically been largely negative with bats often portrayed as carriers of disease. Bats are commonly associated with vampire lore and thus elicit largely fearful reacti... Read More
- Heat Tolerance in Curraleiro Pe-Duro, Pantaneiro and Nelore Cattle Using Thermographic Images
The objective of this study was to compare physiological and thermographic responses to heat stress in three breeds of cattle. Fifteen animals of each of the Nelore, Pantaneiro and Curraleiro Pe-Duro ... Read More
- Dogs on the Move: Factors Impacting Animal Shelter and Rescue Organizations Decisions to Accept Dogs from Distant Locations
Long-distance dog transfer programs are a topic of burgeoning interest in the animal welfare community, but little research has focused on such programs. This exploratory study, which surveyed 193 ind... Read More
- Can Non-Beak Treated Hens be Kept in Commercial Furnished Cages Exploring the Effects of Strain and Extra Environmental Enrichment on Behaviour, Feather Cover, and Mortality
Commercial laying hens are prone to injurious pecking (IP), a common multifactorial problem. A 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design assessed the effects of breed (Lohmann Brown Classic (L) or Hyline Brown (H)),... Read More
- Animal Welfare: Freedoms, Dominions and A Life Worth Living
This opinion paper considers the relative validity and utility of three concepts: the Five Freedoms (FF), Five Domains (FD) and Quality of Life (QoL) as tools for the analysis of animal welfare. The a... Read More
- Technology and Poultry Welfare
Consideration of animal welfare is essential to address the consumers demands and for the long term sustainability of commercial poultry. However, assessing welfare in large poultry flocks, to be abl... Read More
- ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets
There has been a recent trend towards keeping non-traditional companion animals, also known as exotic pets. These pets include parrots, reptiles, amphibians and rabbits, as well as small species of ro... Read More
- An International Comparison of Female and Male Students Attitudes to the Use of Animals
We surveyed university students in 11 Eurasian countries for their attitudes to animals, using an internet-based questionnaire to which 1,902 female and 1,530 male student responded from 102 universit... Read More
- A Translocal Perspective: Mustang Images in the Cultural, Economic and Political Landscape
This study, based on ten years of ethnographic and archival research, explores the complexity of the mustang in the United States. Images are explored to show how one unique animal is manipulated to a... Read More