The development of animal welfare science in China: An explorative analysis

IF 1.4 4区农林科学 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1017/awf.2023.93

Xin Guo, Franck LB Meijboom

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Abstract This paper presents results of a search and analysis of research projects on animal welfare registered in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database in the period 1996–2019, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of developments in animal welfare science in China. The title-abstract search of publications in this database resulted in over 260 articles that could be linked to 200 research projects with an animal welfare component. These projects were analysed for: (a) involved academic disciplines; (b) studied animal species; (c) contexts of animal use; (d) concepts of animal welfare; and (e) attention to ethical dimensions of animal welfare. The analysis shows an increased attention to animal welfare science, with a particular focus on farm and laboratory animals. We observed an increase in the number of studies and of animal species studied. The majority of research projects start in or include a view of animal welfare that is close to Fraser’s ‘biological function’ view. We conclude that the increased attention to animal welfare in science reflects recent developments in China in terms of public concern about animal use, academic debate about the importance of animal welfare, and animal-related political and economic developments linked to China’s ambitions to be a global player in science and food production. For the further development of animal welfare science in China stable funding and more interdisciplinary collaboration are necessary to study and publish on fundamental aspects of animal welfare, on issues not directly related to applied problems, and on the ethical dimensions of animal welfare.

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中国动物福利科学的发展:一个探索性分析

摘要本文通过对中国知网(CNKI) 1996-2019年动物福利研究项目的检索和分析，旨在更好地了解中国动物福利科学的发展情况。在这个数据库中对出版物进行标题摘要搜索，结果是260多篇文章可以与200个具有动物福利成分的研究项目相关联。对这些项目进行了分析:(a)涉及学科;(b)研究动物种类;(c)动物使用环境;(d)动物福利的概念;(e)关注动物福利的伦理层面。分析表明，人们越来越关注动物福利科学，尤其关注农场和实验室动物。我们观察到研究的数量和研究的动物种类都有所增加。大多数研究项目开始于或包含了与弗雷泽的“生物功能”观点接近的动物福利观点。我们得出的结论是，对科学中动物福利的日益关注反映了中国在以下方面的最新发展:公众对动物使用的关注，关于动物福利重要性的学术辩论，以及与中国成为全球科学和食品生产参与者的雄心相关的动物相关政治和经济发展。为了中国动物福利科学的进一步发展，需要稳定的资金和更多的跨学科合作来研究和发表动物福利的基本方面，与应用问题不直接相关的问题，以及动物福利的伦理维度。

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Animal Welfare 农林科学-动物学

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

8.30%

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审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： Animal Welfare is an international scientific and technical journal. It publishes the results of peer-reviewed scientific research, technical studies and reviews relating to the welfare of kept animals (eg on farms, in laboratories, zoos and as companions) and of those in the wild whose welfare is compromised by human activities. Papers on related ethical, social, and legal issues and interdisciplinary papers will also be considered for publication. Studies that are derivative or which replicate existing publications will only be considered if they are adequately justified. Papers will only be considered if they bring new knowledge (for research papers), new perspectives (for reviews) or develop new techniques. Papers must have the potential to improve animal welfare, and the way in which they achieve this, or are likely to do so, must be clearly specified in the section on Animal welfare implications.