Veterinary care 2024.03.22 Cat and dog owners’ expectations and attitudes towards advanced veterinary care (AVC) in the UK, Austria and Denmark This questionnaire study investigate cat and dog owners’ expectations and attitudes towards advanced veterinary care, and the factors that might influence those views.
Horse behaviour 2024.02.27 Dominance hierarchy does not influence distances travelled and area utilization in a large group of ponies This study investigated the influence of dominance hierarchy on the locomotor behaviour and area utilization in a large group of horses in a pasture-based housing system in Northern Germany.
Pig welfare 2024.02.27 Relationship between animal-based on-farm indicators and meat inspection data in pigs This study aimed to validate slaughterhouse indicators collected during meat inspection as an alternative to on-farm animal welfare indicators.
Horse welfare 2024.02.06 Conflict behaviour in Icelandic horses during elite competition This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of conflict behaviour in Icelandic horses competing at elite level in breed-specific gait competitions
Cat welfare 2024.01.31 Accuracy of three diagnostic tests to detect tooth resorption in unowned unsocialised cats in Denmark This paper estimates the relative diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of oral clinical examination of cats and finds that cone-beam CT is the superior image modality.
Pig welfare 2024.01.29 Are biters sick? Health status of tail biters in comparison to control pigs The findings of this paper show that behavioural tests might be helpful in identifying tail biters among pigs and highlight the need for appropriate and adjusted nutrient and mineral supply, especially with regard to…
Pig welfare 2023.11.28 Comparison of three different measuring devices of ammonia and evaluation of their suitability to assess animal welfare in pigs Witt, J., Krieter, J., Schröder, K., Büttner, K., Hölzel, C., Krugmann, K. & Czycholl, I. (2023) Livestock Science. Elsevier Abstract Since negative effects of ammonia (NH3) on health and productivity are known NH3…
Dog behavior 2023.11.21 Behavior problems in dogs—An assessment of prevalence and risk factors The aim of this questionnaire study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for dog behavior problems by analyzing the responses of a representative sample of Danish dog owners.
sustainability 2023.10.25 New study: Pig welfare outweighs climate concerns for consumers Consumers would rather pay more for higher-welfare pork than for pork with a reduced climate footprint. Politicians and the pork industry can learn from the result, according to the researchers behind the University of…
Dairy cattle welfare 2023.10.24 Dairy cattle welfare – the relative effect of legislation, industry standards and labelled niche production In this paper, the authors compared animal welfare provisions in dairy cattle production across five countries with different combinations of legislative and other approaches: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden,…