Welfare Assessment

Includes methods and protocols to monitor or assess animal health, pain, and other emotions.

Flint, H. E., Weller, J. E., Parry-Howells, N. et al. 2024. Evaluation of indicators of acute emotional states in dogs. Scientific Reports 14(1), 6406.

A complete assessment of animal welfare requires not just an understanding of negative emotional states, such as fear and anxiety, but also of positive states, such as calmness and happiness. However, few studies have identified...

Viksten, S. M., Hartmann, E., Schneller, K. et al. 2023. Welfare of extensively managed Swedish Gotland ponies. Animal Welfare 32, e21.

It has been suggested that grazing horses could be used as a credible tool for landscape conservation which would, at the same time, improve horse welfare as opposed to conventional housing. A study was conducted...

Krueger, J. C., Habigt, M. A., Helmedag, M. J. et al. 2023. Evaluation of score parameters for severity assessment of surgery and liver cirrhosis in rats. Animal Welfare 32, e29.

Severity assessment in animals is an ongoing field of research. In particular, the question of objectifiable and meaningful parameters of score-sheets, as well as their best combination, arise. This retrospective analysis investigates the suitability of...