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Lameness prevalence and farm managers´ awareness in confined and grazing dairy farms. 封闭式和放牧式奶牛场的跛足发生率和牧场管理者的认识。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-31 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2385948

B Lazzarini, A Alesso, M Cordoba, E Demarchi, P Llonch, J Baudracco

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Sociodemographic factors and dog ownership practices that perpetuate the roaming of owned dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda. 在乌干达选定的城市和农村环境中，导致所养犬只漫游现象长期存在的社会人口因素和养犬习惯。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2411553

Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Colin Ssekandi, Sylvia Nalubwama, Rogers Dankaine, Isa Lutebemberwa, Njalira Kassim Rashid, Mariam Komugisha, Kelvin Bwambale, Hannington Katumba, John Katerega, Denis Muhangi, Savino Biryomumaisho, Robert Tweyongyere, James Okwee Acai

{"title":"Sociodemographic factors and dog ownership practices that perpetuate the roaming of owned dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda.","authors":"Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Colin Ssekandi, Sylvia Nalubwama, Rogers Dankaine, Isa Lutebemberwa, Njalira Kassim Rashid, Mariam Komugisha, Kelvin Bwambale, Hannington Katumba, John Katerega, Denis Muhangi, Savino Biryomumaisho, Robert Tweyongyere, James Okwee Acai","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2411553","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2024.2411553","url":null,"abstract":"We analyzed dog care practices among 1,006 owners in urban and rural areas in Uganda to identify the root causes of roaming. The dog owners were mostly male, aged 20-39 years, and low-income earners. Each household in urban areas had an average of 2.36 dogs (SD 3.35), and 2.35 dogs (SD 2.18) in rural areas. We determined that 16.1% of urban dogs and 29.4% of rural dogs roamed during the day, with numbers rising to 26.0% and 65.2% at night (p < 0.001), due to dogs being released at night for security purposes. Key drivers of roaming included inadequate confinement, particularly the lack of a secure enclosure around homes, underfeeding and abandonment. These issues were linked to poverty, low education and poor attitudes. Our findings provide a foundation for developing tailored strategies to control free-roaming dogs (FRD) in Uganda. Short-term solutions include implementing fines for owners who allow their dogs to roam, subsidized dog sterilization, and public education programs. Long-term strategies should involve policies on dog ownership, registration, breeding, and research to develop evidence-based control measures for FRD.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"605-617"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142395591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Public perceptions of free-roaming dogs and cats in India and the United States. 印度和美国公众对自由放养猫狗的看法。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2374078

Reshmi Sensharma, Chelsea L Reinhard, Lauren Powell, Brittany Watson

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Assessing the Effects of Organic Zinc And/Or Omega 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Immunity, Lipoproteins, Cortisol, and Testosterone Production in Zoo-Housed African Lions (Panthera Leo). 评估补充有机锌和/或欧米茄3脂肪酸对动物园饲养的非洲狮（Panthera Leo）免疫力、脂蛋白、皮质醇和睾丸激素产生的影响。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2484276

Samar Samy, Amr I Zaineldin, Eldsoky Nassef, Abdelnasser Bakr, Sayed Hegazi

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Correction. 修正。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2567762

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Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Affects Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Ewes. 腹腔镜人工授精对母羊应激和炎症标志物的影响。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2564991

Vitória Gasperin Guazzelli Costa, Fabiane Pereira de Moraes, Monique Tomazele Rovani, Rogério Ferreira, Jr Sergio Farias Vargas, Fernando Caetano de Oliveira, Bernardo Garziera Gasperin, Martielo Ivan Gehrcke, Arnaldo Diniz Vieira, Rafael Gianella Mondadori

{"title":"Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Affects Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Ewes.","authors":"Vitória Gasperin Guazzelli Costa, Fabiane Pereira de Moraes, Monique Tomazele Rovani, Rogério Ferreira, Jr Sergio Farias Vargas, Fernando Caetano de Oliveira, Bernardo Garziera Gasperin, Martielo Ivan Gehrcke, Arnaldo Diniz Vieira, Rafael Gianella Mondadori","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2564991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2564991","url":null,"abstract":"Laparoscopy is the preferred technique for artificial insemination (AI) with frozen semen in sheep, given the ovine cervix's anatomical challenges. This study assessed if and when laparoscopic AI alters stress and inflammation markers. Ewes underwent estrus synchronization and were divided into Control (hormonal protocol only; n=4) and LP (laparoscopic AI 54-60 h post-protocol; n=5) groups. Blood samples were collected at D-1 (pre-fasting), 0 h (during AI), 30 min, 60 min, 24 h, and 48 h post-procedure to measure serum cortisol, total protein (TP), albumin, and paraoxonase 1 (PON1). LP ewes showed elevated cortisol (p=0.01) at 0 h and 48 h compared to Controls. Albumin decreased acutely in LP at 0 h, 30 min, and 60 min. PON1 activity and TP remained unchanged, though data variability suggests larger samples for future validation. In conclusion, laparoscopic AI modulates cortisol and albumin, highlighting the need for strategies to reduce procedure-induced stress and inflammation, which can impair reproductive performance.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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CQA-18: 18-Item Compassion Questionnaire for Animals. CQSO-18: 18项动物同情心问卷。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2564976

Bassam Khoury, Rodrigo C Vergara

{"title":"CQA-18: 18-Item Compassion Questionnaire for Animals.","authors":"Bassam Khoury, Rodrigo C Vergara","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2564976","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2564976","url":null,"abstract":"The Compassion Questionnaire for Animals (CQA) was developed to measure compassion for animals as a multifaceted construct encompassing affective, cognitive, behavioral, and interrelatedness dimensions, each representing skills that can be cultivated through training and practice. Nonetheless, the original 28-item limited its usability in research. This study aimed to address this limitation by developing a shortened version of the questionnaire while preserving its strengths. The CQA underwent an iterative shortening process that was evaluated in a large-scale validation study was conducted to evaluate the shortened questionnaires. The final version comprised 18 items (CQA-18) with high content and valence balance among items. Psychometric analysis indicated that CQ-18 maintained properties similar to the original questionnaire in terms of internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity, while also presenting an invariant factor structure by gender. CQA-18 represents a significant reduction in length compared to the original version, while maintaining robust psychometric properties. The study findings underscore the theoretical and practical significance of the questionnaire in assessing and cultivating compassion for animals. However, certain limitations warrant consideration, and the implications for research and clinical practice are thoroughly discussed.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145126222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Student Reported Learning of Swine and Dairy Welfare Concepts Following a Virtual Reality Livestock Farm Experience. 学生报告在虚拟现实家畜农场体验后学习了猪和奶牛福利概念。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2559700

Nichole C Anderson, Lauren Underwood, Christopher J Byrd

{"title":"Student Reported Learning of Swine and Dairy Welfare Concepts Following a Virtual Reality Livestock Farm Experience.","authors":"Nichole C Anderson, Lauren Underwood, Christopher J Byrd","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2559700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2559700","url":null,"abstract":"Undergraduate (n = 32), graduate (n = 33), and veterinary students (n = 6) visited a virtual reality (VR) tour of a swine (n = 29) or dairy (n = 42) farm. Each tour featured a 360-degree video with voiceover and a self-guided exploration of farm basics and animal welfare challenges. The self-guided VR tour provided interactive hotspots for information. Students completed surveys pre- and post-tours, using a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Students who experienced the dairy farm showed significant increased agreement on welfare statements (p < 0.01), including that \"Dairy producers care about cow welfare.\" Similarly, swine tour students agreed more with \"Current swine husbandry practices result in positive animal welfare\" (p < 0.01). After the dairy tour, students agreed more on practices like the importance of biosecurity in transitioning barns (p < 0.01), while swine tour students showed no change (p = 1.0). Overall, virtual tours increased awareness of animal welfare (p < 0.05). More research is needed, but VR tours may effectively enhance classroom discussions on animal welfare.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Setting Goals for an Enrichment Program: Is Scan Sampling Effective for a Preliminary Description of the Social Structure in a Group of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)? 设定目标的富集程序：扫描取样是有效的社会结构的初步描述在一群黑猩猩（泛穴居人）？

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2555269

E Orient, C Llamazares-Martín, V Rodilla, F Guillén-Salazar

{"title":"Setting Goals for an Enrichment Program: Is Scan Sampling Effective for a Preliminary Description of the Social Structure in a Group of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)?","authors":"E Orient, C Llamazares-Martín, V Rodilla, F Guillén-Salazar","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2555269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2555269","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental enrichment is vital for captive animal welfare and should be integrated into tailored action programs. Setting objectives requires information on time use, enclosure use, and social compatibility. While activity and space are commonly assessed through instantaneous scan sampling, social relationships usually demand time-consuming focal sampling of affiliative or agonistic interactions. Since scan sampling also records social behavior, it raises the question of whether this method could offer a quicker yet reliable way to evaluate social relationships within groups. We studied grooming exchanges in a zoo-housed chimpanzee group, comparing social structures from scan and focal sampling. Results showed scan sampling yielded estimates of grooming similar to focal sampling. By reducing data collection time, scan sampling streamlines early enrichment program stages, enabling faster diagnosis of group dynamics and more efficient establishment of enrichment objectives, thus supporting animal welfare without compromising data quality.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144994683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Behavioral Observations of Dogs During Animal-Assisted Interventions and Their handlers' Perceptions of Their Experienced Level of Stress. 犬在动物辅助干预期间的行为观察及其处理者对其经历的压力水平的感知。

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2555266

Ronja Erichsmeier, David Arney, Maria Soonberg

{"title":"Behavioral Observations of Dogs During Animal-Assisted Interventions and Their handlers' Perceptions of Their Experienced Level of Stress.","authors":"Ronja Erichsmeier, David Arney, Maria Soonberg","doi":"10.1080/10888705.2025.2555266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2555266","url":null,"abstract":"Behavioral observations of six dogs during seven animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are presented. Previous studies with AAI have not found significant threats toward dogs' welfare. However, some findings suggest that environmental, human participant-related, dog-related factors and the type of intervention may influence the welfare. It is important to understand how AAIs affect participating dogs. This study aimed to describe behavioral responses of dogs engaged in AAIs, assess the use of behavioral observations as indicators for dogs' welfare, and include handler's perceptions. The interventions took place at two outdoor events. Seven AAI sessions with six different dogs were videotaped to analyze their behavior. Appeasement behaviors were shown at the highest frequencies (10.89/minute (SD 3.91)), followed by posture changes (5.95/minute (SD 2.36). Each dog displayed avoidance behavior at least once during each session. Most owners scored their dogs' stress levels at 1 or 2 on a scale of 1-4. Behaviors indicating both positive and negative welfare were observed. Moreover, a potential need for the education of handlers to advocate for their dogs was identified.","PeriodicalId":56277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145001999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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