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Stress in farm animals
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF The term “stress” has been widely used in biology to describe a set of physiological and behaviou...
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What is animal welfare?
X.Manteca, E.Mainau, D.Temple +info PDF The concept of animal welfare includes three elements: the animal's normal biological functio...
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Pigs
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Pain caused by parturition in sows (I...
E.Navarro, E.Mainau, D.Temple, P. Llonch, X.Manteca PDF +info Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that has negative effects on an...
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Pain caused by parturition in sows
E.Mainau, D. Temple, P. Llonch, X.Manteca +info PDF Farrowing is a painful and risky process for both the sow and the newborn piglets. Dif...
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Aggression in pigs and its welfare co...
P. Llonch, E. Mainau, D. Temple, X. Manteca +info PDF Aggression in pigs occurs as a natural behaviour when stablishing hierarchy aft...
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Guidelines: Alternative housing of fa...
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FVE survey: "Will the EU manage to ba...
N.De Briyne, C.Berg, T.Blaha, D.Temple PDF Many male pigs are surgically castrated in Europe. Often without any pain relief. While this is al...
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Pre-weaning mortality in piglets
E. Mainau, D. Temple, X. Manteca +info PDF Pre-weaning piglet mortality is a major economic and welfare issue in pig production. Pre-we...
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Economic impact of stress caused by r...
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF Despite being a relatively short phase in the process of meat production, the transport of animal...
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Tail biting in pigs
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF Tail biting represents both a major animal welfare and economic problem for the pig industry wi...
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Effect of castration on the welfare o...
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF Castration in males consists of the removal of the testes or the inhibition of testicular functio...
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Legal requirements on animal welfare ...
E.Mainau, D.Temple, X.Manteca +info PDF The legal requirements regarding pig welfare on intensive pig farms are the result of the impleme...
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Cattle
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Cow's welfare during milking
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca PDF Milking is considered one of the most important routine tasks done by dairy cattle farmers and is also rat...
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Fear caused by poor human-animal rela...
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca PDF The quality of stockmanship has an important effect on animal welfare and performance. Indeed, the attitud...
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Welfare issues during the dry period ...
X.Manteca, E.Mainau, D.Temple +info PDF The dry period is critically important for the welfare of dairy cows and their production in th...
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Udder pain and discomfort at dry-off ...
E.Mainau, D.Temple, X.Manteca +info PDF Dry-off in dairy cows implies the gradual or abrupt cessation of milking. Gradual ...
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Lying behaviour and performances in d...
D.Temple, F.Bargo, E.Mainau, I.Ipharraguerre, X.Manteca PDF Lying behaviour is a high priority behaviour. Lack of lying and sleep has...
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Udder pain and discomfort at dry-off ...
E.Mainau, D.Temple, P.Llonch, X.Manteca +info PDF Dry-off is associated with the engorgement of the mammary gland resultin...
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Heat stress and efficiency in dairy m...
D. Temple, F. Bargo, E. Mainau, I. Ipharraguerre, X. Manteca +info PDF Heat stress is one of the greatest challenges faced by dairy farmer...
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Welfare issues related to mastitis in...
E. Mainau, D. Temple, X. Manteca +info PDF Mastitis is one of the major animal welfare and economic problems in dairy cattle production...
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Welfare questions related to diarrhea...
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF According to the Five Freedoms (FAWC, 1992, 1993), animals should not suffer from pain, injuries a...
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Welfare of dairy cows during the peri...
D.Temple, E.Mainau, X.Manteca +info PDF A normal calving (eutocia) poses a risk for both the mother and the newborn calf. This risk is gr...
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Impact of dehorning and disbudding on...
E.Mainau, D.Temple, X.Manteca +info PDF Dehorning and disbudding are relatively routine practices in cattle. This is mainly because polled...
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Sheep
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Welfare implications of tail docking ...
E.Mainau, D.Temple, P.Llonch, X.Manteca +info PDF Tail docking and male castration are routine practices in sheep and are carried out in ...
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Assessment of pain in sheep
X.Manteca, D.Temple, E.Mainau, P.Llonch +info PDF Pain in sheep Pain is a major welfare issue and sheep may experience pain as a result ...
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Poultry
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Guidelines End of Lay Hennovation
D.Temple, C.Weeks, T.van Niekerk, X.Manteca PDF
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Guidelines Feather Pecking Hennovation
D.Temple, T.van Niekerk, C.Weeks, X.Manteca PDF
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