End of project reportOn farm welfare assessment of beef cattle using an environmentally-based welfare index and investigation of the human-animal relationship. Study 1. Animal welfare index (AWI): an on-farm survey of beef suckler farms in Ireland. Study 2. Investigation and specificity of behavioural fear responses of heifers to different fear-eliciting situations involving humans.Teagasc acknowledges with gratitude the support of European Union Structural Funds (EAGGF) in financing this research projec
Outdoor and extensive farming systems allow animals to behave in a natural way and are often percei...
Background: To date, there have been a limited number of studies on the impact of government-incenti...
International audienceThe human-animal relationship is a key component of human and farm-animal welf...
End of Project ReportStudy 1. Animal welfare index (AWI): an on-farm survey of beef suckler farms in...
peer-reviewedBackground: Beef suckler farms (194 farms throughout 13 counties) were assessed once wi...
International audienceThe human-animal relationship plays a major role in animal welfare, production...
This study aimed to develop an assessment scheme for the evaluation at farm level of beef cattle wel...
There are currently no approved monitoring programs in the beef industry that use paddock based beha...
Abstract Welfare concerns for intensive beef production have often been raised, but on-farm welfare ...
End of Project ReportsThe scientific consideration of farm animal welfare is important, due to ethi...
The aim of the study was to measure the effects of different farming conditions on the animal welfar...
This is a literature review of the effects of humans´ relationships with farm animals on animal prod...
Modern methods for assessing the welfare of dairy cows are, among other things, often based on the e...
Modern methods for assessing the welfare of dairy cows are, among other things, often based on the e...
As agricultural systems continue to develop and become more refined, so too must protocols used to a...
Outdoor and extensive farming systems allow animals to behave in a natural way and are often percei...
Background: To date, there have been a limited number of studies on the impact of government-incenti...
International audienceThe human-animal relationship is a key component of human and farm-animal welf...
End of Project ReportStudy 1. Animal welfare index (AWI): an on-farm survey of beef suckler farms in...
peer-reviewedBackground: Beef suckler farms (194 farms throughout 13 counties) were assessed once wi...
International audienceThe human-animal relationship plays a major role in animal welfare, production...
This study aimed to develop an assessment scheme for the evaluation at farm level of beef cattle wel...
There are currently no approved monitoring programs in the beef industry that use paddock based beha...
Abstract Welfare concerns for intensive beef production have often been raised, but on-farm welfare ...
End of Project ReportsThe scientific consideration of farm animal welfare is important, due to ethi...
The aim of the study was to measure the effects of different farming conditions on the animal welfar...
This is a literature review of the effects of humans´ relationships with farm animals on animal prod...
Modern methods for assessing the welfare of dairy cows are, among other things, often based on the e...
Modern methods for assessing the welfare of dairy cows are, among other things, often based on the e...
As agricultural systems continue to develop and become more refined, so too must protocols used to a...
Outdoor and extensive farming systems allow animals to behave in a natural way and are often percei...
Background: To date, there have been a limited number of studies on the impact of government-incenti...
International audienceThe human-animal relationship is a key component of human and farm-animal welf...