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Essay Tag: Animal Welfare

August 29, 2018

Recent developments made in reducing the prevalence of catastrophic fractures in racehorses

Recent developments made in reducing the prevalence of catastrophic fractures in racehorses

Author: Pockett, Jessica
Published: 2018
Description: Investigates recent developments made in identifying reliable pre-fracture markers and screening tests to detect horses at greater risk of fracture and reduce the incidence of euthanasia associated with catastrophic fracture

August 29, 2018

Tight nosebands: can they cause harm?

Tight nosebands: can they cause harm?

Author: Griffin, Renae
Published: 2018
Description: Discusses the welfare implications associated with overly tightened nosebands in competition horses

August 29, 2018

Improving sow and piglet welfare from prepartum to weaning

Improving sow and piglet welfare from prepartum to weaning

Author: Todd, Amanda
Published: 2018
Description: Discusses housing conditions that can be used to improve welfare of both sows and piglets

September 10, 2015

Implications of Ostearthritis in Canines and Scientific Developments to Potentially Increase their Welfare

Implications of Ostearthritis in Canines and Scientific Developments to Potentially Increase their Welfare

Author: Paramanandarajah, Thivyanah
Published: 2013
Description: Explores alternative treatments for osteoarthritic pain in dogs

February 18, 2015

Are keel bone fractures a growing problem for the layer-hen industry?

Are keel bone fractures a growing problem for the layer-hen industry?

Author: Niall, Richard
Published: 2012
Description: Discusses the skeletal health of layer hens, using keel bone fractures as an indicator.

February 18, 2015

Welfare implications of husbandry procedures for lambs in Australia

Welfare implications of husbandry procedures for lambs in Australia

Author: Wilkins, Sabine
Published: 2012
Description: Discusses whether psychological and physiological stressors alter the acute pain response to routine husbandry procedures, such as docking and mulesing, in lambs.

February 18, 2015

Furnished cages, are they really an improvement to layers’ welfare?

Furnished cages, are they really an improvement to layers’ welfare?

Author: Wheeldon, Sarah
Published: 2012
Description: This essay compares furnished cages with conventional cages and other non-cage options in respect to their welfare benefits for laying hens and investigates how furnished cage can be modified to encourage natural behaviours.

February 18, 2015

Advances in Equine Welfare at Every Level: Owning, Training and Riding

Advances in Equine Welfare at Every Level: Owning, Training and Riding

Author: Pini, Taylor
Published: 2012
Description: Explores welfare issues caused by less-than-ideal housing and advances in thinking on the importance of a basic understanding of the equine ethogram and of learning theory in training and the relative stress of using positive or negative reinforcement.

February 18, 2015

Tackling transport stress – a review on recent research in horse transport and training

Tackling transport stress – a review on recent research in horse transport and training

Author: Leung, Valeria
Published: 2012
Description: Discusses the effect of loading and transport on the welfare of horses and recent research in alternative horse-training methods to reduce stress in loading and transport.

February 18, 2015

The effect of environmental enrichment on behavioural expression of intensively housed pigs

The effect of environmental enrichment on behavioural expression of intensively housed pigs

Author: Brown, Victoria
Published: 2012
Description: Discusses the welfare implications for piglets of providing them with environmental enrichment to help promote the expression of a range of normal forage-related behaviours.

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