Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare
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Autor/a
Mota-Rojas, Daniel
Maurice Broom, Donald
Orihuela, Agustín
Napolitano, Fabio
Alonso-Spilsbury, María
Data de publicació
2020-06-04ISSN
2318-1265
Resum
This is a literature review of the effects of humans´ relationships with farm animals on animal productivity and welfare, including the following topics: definition of the concept and description of different tests that have been developed to measure human-animal relationship (HAR). Temperament and tameness, which have been considered as farm animal characteristics that are important in HAR, as are stockperson attitudes. Some international farm animal welfare protocols are also described, together with negative and positive stimuli that affect farm animal welfare and productivity. In addition to some factors affecting the quality of HAR. We conclude that even with improved precision farming and automation: a) a good HAR is still fundamental to improve farm animal welfare with associated health and production benefits and b) with the numerous tests assessing fear of humans, many are not commercially applicable.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
636 - Explotació i cria d'animals. Cria del bestiar i d'animals domèstics
Pàgines
10
Publicat per
Malque Publishing
Publicat a
Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
Citació
Mota-Rojas, Daniel, Donald Maurice Broom, Agustín Orihuela, Antonio Velarde, Fabio Napolitano and María Alonso-Spilsbury. 2020. “Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare”. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology. Malque Publishing. doi:10.31893/jabb.20026.
Programa
Benestar Animal
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