Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare by Joy Mench

Author:Joy Mench
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780081012468
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Published: 2018-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

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Animal welfare

Translating science into practice*

David Fraser, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Abstract

Research on animal welfare influences practice by providing basic understanding of the needs and nature of animals, by identifying indicators of animal welfare, and by testing how animal welfare is influenced by specific environments and management procedures. Such research is sometimes adopted directly into practice, but application more often occurs by science being incorporated into animal welfare standards. Standards differ considerably because they prioritize different animal welfare objectives including protecting health, preventing pain and distress, promoting comfort, and allowing animals to perform natural behavior. Creating standards essentially involves value-based decisions about which objectives to prioritize, followed by the use of science to set requirements needed to achieve the objectives. Current trends include increased use of animal-based outcome requirements (e.g., low levels of lameness), the use of inclusive processes to develop standards with “social validity,” and more emphasis on human factors by selection and training of staff and by engaging animal managers in dynamic processes of animal welfare improvement.

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