Ethological research applied to farm animals : reconciling animal welfare and production This paper illustrates the integrative feature of ethology with two complementary approaches in farm animals, one aiming at production targets and the other addressing concerns about animal welfare. The first approach is based on social ethology. As farm animals belong to gregarious species, their individual behaviour is strongly shaped by the group. Social organisation is based on both stable dominance relationships that ensure the resolution of many conflicts inherent to promiscuity among animals, and affinity relationships that ensure group cohesion and increase social tolerance in conflict situations. A better understanding of the behavioural mech...
National audienceThe importance of the welfare of animals that live under the control of humans (e.g...
National audienceA number of recent projects have studied the way livestock farmers perceive animals...
National audienceAnimal protection is now included in French and European legislation. It meets a ma...
One of the major topics of applied ethology is the welfare of animals reared by humans. Welfare can ...
Thèse avec cinq articles en anglais Diplôme : Dr. d'UniversitéThe assessment of farm-animal welfare ...
Precision Livestock Farming techniques have been developed essentially to increase profitability and...
Addressing the issue of animal welfare makes sense only if the existence of mental states is recogni...
*INRA, Centre de Recherches de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix. Unité de Recherches sur les Herbivores. Equip...
National audienceThe legal status of the animal defined as a "sentient being" involves taking into a...
During the last fifty years, intensive husbandry has profoundly modified the animal living condition...
The term ‘animal welfare’ embraces both physical and mental well-being of animals. The consideration...
Dossier : Neurobiologie des fonctions et des comportementsThe interest for emotion in farm animals i...
Improving dairy cows’ welfare is a major challenge in response to citizen concerns. The present thes...
A fundamental understanding of behaviour is essential to improving the welfare of billions of farm a...
National audienceThe notion of animal welfare has two aspects: the perception by the public (consume...
National audienceThe importance of the welfare of animals that live under the control of humans (e.g...
National audienceA number of recent projects have studied the way livestock farmers perceive animals...
National audienceAnimal protection is now included in French and European legislation. It meets a ma...
One of the major topics of applied ethology is the welfare of animals reared by humans. Welfare can ...
Thèse avec cinq articles en anglais Diplôme : Dr. d'UniversitéThe assessment of farm-animal welfare ...
Precision Livestock Farming techniques have been developed essentially to increase profitability and...
Addressing the issue of animal welfare makes sense only if the existence of mental states is recogni...
*INRA, Centre de Recherches de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix. Unité de Recherches sur les Herbivores. Equip...
National audienceThe legal status of the animal defined as a "sentient being" involves taking into a...
During the last fifty years, intensive husbandry has profoundly modified the animal living condition...
The term ‘animal welfare’ embraces both physical and mental well-being of animals. The consideration...
Dossier : Neurobiologie des fonctions et des comportementsThe interest for emotion in farm animals i...
Improving dairy cows’ welfare is a major challenge in response to citizen concerns. The present thes...
A fundamental understanding of behaviour is essential to improving the welfare of billions of farm a...
National audienceThe notion of animal welfare has two aspects: the perception by the public (consume...
National audienceThe importance of the welfare of animals that live under the control of humans (e.g...
National audienceA number of recent projects have studied the way livestock farmers perceive animals...
National audienceAnimal protection is now included in French and European legislation. It meets a ma...