Advanced search
Publication Cover
New Zealand Veterinary Journal Volume 59, 2011 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
4,550
Views
148
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

Extending ideas about animal welfare assessment to include ‘quality of life’ and related concepts

TC Green DairyNZ Ltd, Private Bag 3221, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand
&
DJ Mellor Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston, North 4442, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 263-271 | Received 08 Mar 2011, Accepted 13 Jul 2011, Published online: 31 Oct 2011

Citations (148)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (10)

Beatrice Benedetti, Martina Felici, Leonardo Nanni Costa & Barbara Padalino. (2023) A review of horse welfare literature from 1980 to 2023 with a text mining and topic analysis approach. Italian Journal of Animal Science 22:1, pages 1095-1109.
Read now
Walter Veit & Heather Browning. (2023) Developmental Programming, Evolution, and Animal Welfare: A Case for Evolutionary Veterinary Science. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 26:4, pages 552-564.
Read now
DJ Mellor & M Burns. (2020) Using the Five Domains Model to develop welfare assessment guidelines for Thoroughbred horses in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 68:3, pages 150-156.
Read now
PH Hemsworth, DJ Mellor, GM Cronin & AJ Tilbrook. (2015) Scientific assessment of animal welfare. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:1, pages 24-30.
Read now
JR Webster, KE Schütz, MA Sutherland, M Stewart & DJ Mellor. (2015) Different animal welfare orientations towards some key research areas of current relevance to pastoral dairy farming in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:1, pages 31-36.
Read now
DJ Mellor. (2015) Positive animal welfare states and reference standards for welfare assessment. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:1, pages 17-23.
Read now
DJ Mellor. (2015) Positive animal welfare states and encouraging environment-focused and animal-to-animal interactive behaviours. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:1, pages 9-16.
Read now
DJ Mellor. (2015) Enhancing animal welfare by creating opportunities for positive affective engagement. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:1, pages 3-8.
Read now
DJ Mellor. (2012) Animal emotions, behaviour and the promotion of positive welfare states. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 60:1, pages 1-8.
Read now
Christine Rudd, Emma Pasiuk, Nichole Anderson, Nathan Hall, Robin Foster & Katy Schroeder. A Preliminary Assessment of Equine Affect in Equine-Assisted Services. Anthrozoös 0:0, pages 1-18.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (138)

Margit H. Zeitler-Feicht, Elke Hartmann, Michael H. Erhard & Miriam Baumgartner. (2024) Which affiliative behaviour can be used as a valid, reliable and feasible indicator of positive welfare in horse husbandry?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 273, pages 106236.
Crossref
Romain Espinosa & Nicolas Treich. (2024) Beyond anthropocentrism in agricultural and resource economics. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Crossref
Maria A. Jackson, Charlotte C. Burn, Joanna Hedley, Dave C. Brodbelt & Dan G. O'Neill. (2024) Dental disease in companion rabbits under UK primary veterinary care: Frequency and risk factors. Veterinary Record 194:6.
Crossref
Hanno Würbel & Janja Novak. 2024. The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals. The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals 137 149 .
David M. Powell, Dan Beetem, RoxAnna Breitigan, Adam Eyres & Brandon Speeg. (2023) A perspective on ungulate management and welfare assessment across the traditional zoo to large landscape spectrum. Zoo Biology 43:1, pages 5-14.
Crossref
ER van Proosdij. (2023) The role of the equine veterinarian in end-of-life phase of geriatric horses. UK-Vet Equine 7:6, pages 237-241.
Crossref
Michelle Campbell-Ward. (2023) Quality-of-Life Assessments in Zoo Animals: Not Just for the Aged and Charismatic. Animals 13:21, pages 3394.
Crossref
Timothy Robert Wiese, Sonia Rey Planellas, Monica Betancor, Marie Haskell, Susan Jarvis, Andrew Davie, Francoise Wemelsfelder & James F. Turnbull. (2023) Qualitative Behavioural Assessment as a welfare indicator for farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in response to a stressful challenge. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10.
Crossref
Jacinta D. Bus, Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Jasper Engel, Dennis E. te Beest, Laura E. Webb & Eddie A. M. Bokkers. (2023) Circadian rhythms and diurnal patterns in the feed intake behaviour of growing-finishing pigs. Scientific Reports 13:1.
Crossref
Paul Rose & Lisa Riley. (2023) Five ways to wellbeing at the zoo: improving human health and connection to nature. Frontiers in Psychology 14.
Crossref
Karen E. Griffin, Saskia S. Arndt & Claudia M. Vinke. (2023) The Adaptation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to the Hierarchy of Dogs’ Needs Using a Consensus Building Approach. Animals 13:16, pages 2620.
Crossref
I. Reimert, L.E. Webb, M.A. van Marwijk & J.E. Bolhuis. (2023) Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare. animal 17, pages 100838.
Crossref
Laura E. Webb, Cynthia Verwer & Eddie A. M. Bokkers. (2023) The future of surplus dairy calves – an animal welfare perspective. Frontiers in Animal Science 4.
Crossref
Paolo Martelli & Karthiyani Krishnasamy. (2023) The Role of Preventative Medicine Programs in Animal Welfare and Wellbeing in Zoological Institutions. Animals 13:14, pages 2299.
Crossref
Helen Wadham, Carrianne Wallace & Tamzin Furtado. (2022) Agents of sustainability: How horses and people co‐create, enact and embed the good life in rural places. Sociologia Ruralis 63:3, pages 390-414.
Crossref
N. J. Beausoleil, J. C. Swanson, D. E. F. McKeegan & C. C. Croney. (2023) Application of the Five Domains model to food chain management of animal welfare: opportunities and constraints. Frontiers in Animal Science 4.
Crossref
Simon Coghlan & Christine Parker. (2023) Harm to Nonhuman Animals from AI: a Systematic Account and Framework. Philosophy & Technology 36:2.
Crossref
Valentina Bertoni, Barbara Regaiolli, Alessandro Cozzi, Stefano Vaglio & Caterina Spiezio. (2023) Can an Enrichment Programme with Novel Manipulative and Scent Stimuli Change the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed European Wildcats? A Case Study. Animals 13:11, pages 1762.
Crossref
Annika M. Voogt, Winanda W. Ursinus, Dick T. H. M. Sijm & Johan H. Bongers. (2023) From the Five Freedoms to a more holistic perspective on animal welfare in the Dutch Animals Act. Frontiers in Animal Science 4.
Crossref
Harriet Bartlett, Andrew Balmford, Mark A. Holmes & James L. N. Wood. (2023) Advancing the quantitative characterization of farm animal welfare. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290:1995.
Crossref
Pavan Kumar, Muideen Adewale Ahmed, Abubakar Ahmed Abubakar, Muhammad Nizam Hayat, Ubedullah Kaka, Mokrish Ajat, Yong Meng Goh & Awis Qurni Sazili. (2023) Improving animal welfare status and meat quality through assessment of stress biomarkers: A critical review. Meat Science 197, pages 109048.
Crossref
Heather Browning. (2023) Improving welfare assessment in aquaculture. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10.
Crossref
Sandra L Nicholson. (2023) Teaching students how to interpret animal emotions part 1: in the classroom and on placement. The Veterinary Nurse 14:1, pages 6-9.
Crossref
Arnau Pascual, Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter, David Riba & Dietmar Crailsheim. (2023) Long-Term Assessment of Captive Chimpanzees: Influence of Social Group Composition, Seasonality and Biographic Background. Animals 13:3, pages 424.
Crossref
Bonnie Beaver & Gail Golab. 2023. The Veterinarian�s Guide to Animal Welfare. The Veterinarian�s Guide to Animal Welfare 39 66 .
Bonnie Beaver & Gail Golab. 2023. The Veterinarian�s Guide to Animal Welfare. The Veterinarian�s Guide to Animal Welfare 3 38 .
L. E. Webb, F. Marcato, E. A. M. Bokkers, C. M. Verwer, M. Wolthuis-Fillerup, F. A. Hoorweg, H. van den Brand, M. B. Jensen & C. G. van Reenen. (2022) Impact of early dam contact on veal calf welfare. Scientific Reports 12:1.
Crossref
Melissa Davis, Paxton Sullivan, Jimena Bretón, Lauren Dean & Lily Edwards-Callaway. (2022) Investigating the impact of pre-slaughter management factors on indicators of fed beef cattle welfare – a scoping review. Frontiers in Animal Science 3.
Crossref
Mukhtar Muhammad, Jessica E. Stokes & Louise Manning. (2022) Positive Aspects of Welfare in Sheep: Current Debates and Future Opportunities. Animals 12:23, pages 3265.
Crossref
Lauri Torgerson-White & Walter Sánchez-Suárez. (2022) Looking beyond the Shoal: Fish Welfare as an Individual Attribute. Animals 12:19, pages 2592.
Crossref
Cara Clancy, Fiona Cooke & Richard Gorman. (2022) Learning With Donkeys – A “More-Than-Human” Approach to Animal-Assisted Activities. Society & Animals, pages 1-21.
Crossref
Paxton Sullivan, Sage Mijares, Melissa Davis, Katrina Oselinsky, Catie Cramer, Noa Román-Muñiz, Lorann Stallones & Lily Edwards-Callaway. (2022) A Nationwide Survey of Animal Science Students’ Perceptions of Animal Welfare across Different Animal Categories at Institutions in the United States. Animals 12:17, pages 2294.
Crossref
Shuai He, Jiao Lin, Qiongyu Jin, Xiaohan Ma, Zhongying Liu, Hui Chen, Ji Ma, Huancheng Zhang, Kris Descovich, Clive J. C. Phillips, Kate Hartcher & Zhonghong Wu. (2022) The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Farm Profitability in Cage and Free-Range Housing Systems for Laying Hens in China. Animals 12:16, pages 2090.
Crossref
Saskia S. Arndt, Vivian C. Goerlich & F. Josef van der Staay. (2022) A dynamic concept of animal welfare: The role of appetitive and adverse internal and external factors and the animal’s ability to adapt to them. Frontiers in Animal Science 3.
Crossref
Victoria A. Cussen & Brian A. DiGangi. 2022. Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff. Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff 477 503 .
Sandra Düpjan & Marian Stamp Dawkins. (2022) Animal Welfare and Resistance to Disease: Interaction of Affective States and the Immune System. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9.
Crossref
Valentina Bertoni, Caterina Spiezio, Barbara Regaiolli, Alessandro Cozzi, Paola Valsecchi & Simona Normando. (2022) Group Reunion in Zoo European Wildcats Using Cat Appeasing Pheromone (CAP) and Gradual Release of the Animals in the Exhibit—A Case Study. Animals 12:10, pages 1302.
Crossref
Tim Q. Holmes & Ashleigh F. Brown. (2022) Champing at the Bit for Improvements: A Review of Equine Welfare in Equestrian Sports in the United Kingdom. Animals 12:9, pages 1186.
Crossref
Pablo Arechavala‐Lopez, Maria J. Cabrera‐Álvarez, Caroline M. Maia & Joao L. Saraiva. (2021) Environmental enrichment in fish aquaculture: A review of fundamental and practical aspects. Reviews in Aquaculture 14:2, pages 704-728.
Crossref
Anne Safiya Clay & Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers. (2022) Individuals Matter: Dilemmas and Solutions in Conservation and Animal Welfare Practices in Zoos. Animals 12:3, pages 398.
Crossref
Lauren R Finka & Rachel Foreman-Worsley. (2021) Are multi-cat homes more stressful? A critical review of the evidence associated with cat group size and wellbeing. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 24:2, pages 65-76.
Crossref
Guro Vasdal, Karianne Muri, Solveig Marie Stubsjøen, Randi Oppermann Moe & Kathe Kittelsen. (2022) Qualitative behaviour assessment as part of a welfare assessment in flocks of laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 246, pages 105535.
Crossref
E. Anne McBride & Stephen Baugh. 2022. Human/Animal Relationships in Transformation. Human/Animal Relationships in Transformation 119 147 .
Katherine E. Littlewood & Ngaio J. Beausoleil. (2021) Two Domains to Five: Advancing Veterinary Duty of Care to Fulfil Public Expectations of Animal Welfare Expertise. Animals 11:12, pages 3504.
Crossref
Luke Hecht. (2021) The importance of considering age when quantifying wild animals’ welfare. Biological Reviews 96:6, pages 2602-2616.
Crossref
Louise Kremer, Jacinta D. Bus, Laura E. Webb, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Bas Engel, Jozef T. N. van der Werf, Sabine K. Schnabel & Cornelis G. van Reenen. (2021) Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows. Scientific Reports 11:1.
Crossref
Belinda Vigors, Peter Sandøe & Alistair B. Lawrence. (2021) Positive Welfare in Science and Society: Differences, Similarities and Synergies. Frontiers in Animal Science 2.
Crossref
O.W. Osawe, D. Läpple, A. Hanlon & L. Boyle. (2021) Exploring farmers' attitudes and determinants of dairy calf welfare in an expanding dairy sector. Journal of Dairy Science 104:9, pages 9967-9980.
Crossref
Tanja Bornmann, Hayley Randle & Jane Williams. (2021) Investigating Equestrians’ Perceptions of Horse Happiness: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 104, pages 103697.
Crossref
Marian Stamp Dawkins. (2021) Does Smart Farming Improve or Damage Animal Welfare? Technology and What Animals Want. Frontiers in Animal Science 2.
Crossref
KA Fletcher, LJ Cameron & M Freeman. (2023) Contemplating the Five Domains model of animal welfare assessment: UK horse owner perceptions of equine well-being. Animal Welfare 30:3, pages 259-268.
Crossref
Jacinta D. Bus, Iris J.M.M. Boumans, Laura E. Webb & Eddie A.M. Bokkers. (2021) The potential of feeding patterns to assess generic welfare in growing-finishing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 241, pages 105383.
Crossref
Katherine Littlewood, Ngaio Beausoleil, Kevin Stafford & Christine Stephens. (2021) “What Would You Do?”: How Cat Owners Make End-of-Life Decisions and Implications for Veterinary-Client Interactions. Animals 11:4, pages 1114.
Crossref
Ulrike Auer, Zsofia Kelemen, Veronika Engl & Florien Jenner. (2021) Activity Time Budgets—A Potential Tool to Monitor Equine Welfare?. Animals 11:3, pages 850.
Crossref
G R Rybakova, I V Doiko, A E Grebennikova, I V Zrazhevskaya & V A Ryzhuk. (2021) Pets in an urban environment as an ecosystem: a systems approach. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 677:5, pages 052104.
Crossref
Karin A. Laurijs, Elodie F. Briefer, Inonge Reimert & Laura E. Webb. (2021) Vocalisations in farm animals: A step towards positive welfare assessment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 236, pages 105264.
Crossref
Walter Veit & Heather Browning. (2020) Perspectival pluralism for animal welfare. European Journal for Philosophy of Science 11:1.
Crossref
Luiza Isaia de Freitas. (2021) Bem-estar animal e enriquecimento ambiental na criação doméstica e ornamental de gansos e marrecos. Revista Científica Multidisciplinar Núcleo do Conhecimento, pages 107-125.
Crossref
Luiza Isaia de Freitas. (2021) Bienestar animal y enriquecimiento ambiental en la cría doméstica y ornamental de gansos y ánades reales. Revista Científica Multidisciplinar Núcleo do Conhecimento, pages 107-125.
Crossref
Luiza Isaia de Freitas. (2021) Animal welfare and environmental enrichment in the domestic breeding and ornamental rearing of geese and mallards. Revista Científica Multidisciplinar Núcleo do Conhecimento, pages 107-125.
Crossref
Daniel Mota-Rojas, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Hugo Lecona-Butrón, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Patricia Mora-Medina, Jocelyn Gómez-Prado & Agustín Orihuela. (2021) Infrared thermal imaging associated with pain in laboratory animals. Experimental Animals 70:1, pages 1-12.
Crossref
Nina Ekholm Fry. 2021. The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions. The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions 219 242 .
Míriam Marcet-Rius, Patrick Pageat, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Eva Teruel, Philippe Monneret, Julien Leclercq & Alessandro Cozzi. (2020) The provision of toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship. Porcine Health Management 6:1.
Crossref
Annika Lange, Susanne Waiblinger, Anja Heinke, Kerstin Barth, Andreas Futschik & Stephanie Lürzel. (2020) Gentle interactions with restrained and free-moving cows: Effects on the improvement of the animal-human relationship. PLOS ONE 15:11, pages e0242873.
Crossref
Sujan Sapkota, Richard Laven, Kristina Müller & Nikki Kells. (2020) Animal Welfare Assessment: Can We Develop a Practical, Time-Limited Assessment Protocol for Pasture-Based Dairy Cows in New Zealand?. Animals 10:10, pages 1918.
Crossref
David J. Mellor, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Katherine E. Littlewood, Andrew N. McLean, Paul D. McGreevy, Bidda Jones & Cristina Wilkins. (2020) The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare. Animals 10:10, pages 1870.
Crossref
Jake Stuart Veasey. (2020) Can Zoos Ever Be Big Enough for Large Wild Animals? A Review Using an Expert Panel Assessment of the Psychological Priorities of the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) as a Model Species. Animals 10:9, pages 1536.
Crossref
Patricia A. Fleming, Sarah L. Wickham, Emma J. Dunston-Clarke, Renee S. Willis, Anne L. Barnes, David W. Miller & Teresa Collins. (2020) Review of Livestock Welfare Indicators Relevant for the Australian Live Export Industry. Animals 10:7, pages 1236.
Crossref
Paul H. Hemsworth & Lauren E. Edwards. (2020) Natural behaviours, their drivers and their implications for laying hen welfare. Animal Production Science 61:10, pages 915-930.
Crossref
Paul Rose & Michelle O’Brien. (2020) Welfare Assessment for Captive Anseriformes: A Guide for Practitioners and Animal Keepers. Animals 10:7, pages 1132.
Crossref
Lars Lewejohann, Kerstin Schwabe, Christine Häger & Paulin Jirkof. (2020) Impulse for animal welfare outside the experiment. Laboratory Animals 54:2, pages 150-158.
Crossref
Rochelle Morton, Michelle L. Hebart & Alexandra L. Whittaker. (2020) Explaining the Gap Between the Ambitious Goals and Practical Reality of Animal Welfare Law Enforcement: A Review of the Enforcement Gap in Australia. Animals 10:3, pages 482.
Crossref
Marta E. Alonso, José R. González-Montaña & Juan M. Lomillos. (2020) Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare. Animals 10:3, pages 385.
Crossref
Andrea M. Harvey, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Daniel Ramp & David J. Mellor. (2020) A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example. Animals 10:1, pages 148.
Crossref
Kathleen Casey Gonda. 2020. Large Animal Internal Medicine. Large Animal Internal Medicine 14 22.e1 .
G. Stilwell, A. Vieira, E. Can, C. Krug, S. Saraiva, M. Battini & S. Mattiello. 2020. Advances in Animal Health, Medicine and Production. Advances in Animal Health, Medicine and Production 3 26 .
Damián Escribano & Fernando Tecles. 2020. Saliva in Health and Disease. Saliva in Health and Disease 293 319 .
Jennifer B. Walker, I. Noa Roman-Muniz & Lily N Edwards-Callaway. (2019) Timely Euthanasia in the United States Dairy Industry–Challenges and a Path Forward. Animals 10:1, pages 71.
Crossref
Jennifer F. Summers, Dan G. O’Neill, David Church, Lisa Collins, David Sargan & David C. Brodbelt. (2019) Health-related welfare prioritisation of canine disorders using electronic health records in primary care practice in the UK. BMC Veterinary Research 15:1.
Crossref
Paulin Jirkof, Juliane Rudeck & Lars Lewejohann. (2019) Assessing Affective State in Laboratory Rodents to Promote Animal Welfare—What Is the Progress in Applied Refinement Research?. Animals 9:12, pages 1026.
Crossref
Mattiello, Battini, De Rosa, Napolitano & Dwyer. (2019) How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?. Animals 9:10, pages 758.
Crossref
Aditi Mankad, Uttara Kennedy & Lucy Carter. (2019) Biological control of pests and a social model of animal welfare. Journal of Environmental Management 247, pages 313-322.
Crossref
Philpotts, Dillon & Rooney. (2019) Improving the Welfare of Companion Dogs—Is Owner Education the Solution?. Animals 9:9, pages 662.
Crossref
Edward Jitik Narayan. 2019. Comparative Endocrinology of Animals. Comparative Endocrinology of Animals.
David J. Mellor. (2019) Welfare-aligned Sentience: Enhanced Capacities to Experience, Interact, Anticipate, Choose and Survive. Animals 9:7, pages 440.
Crossref
Jill Fernandes, Dominique Blache, Shane K. Maloney, Graeme B. Martin, Bronwyn Venus, Frederick Rohan Walker, Brian Head & Alan Tilbrook. (2019) Addressing Animal Welfare through Collaborative Stakeholder Networks. Agriculture 9:6, pages 132.
Crossref
Sally L. Sherwen & Paul H. Hemsworth. (2019) The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare. Animals 9:6, pages 366.
Crossref
Neila BenSassi, Judit Vas, Guro Vasdal, Xavier Averós, Inma Estévez & Ruth C. Newberry. (2019) On-farm broiler chicken welfare assessment using transect sampling reflects environmental inputs and production outcomes. PLOS ONE 14:4, pages e0214070.
Crossref
Belinda Vigors. (2019) Citizens’ and Farmers’ Framing of ‘Positive Animal Welfare’ and the Implications for Framing Positive Welfare in Communication. Animals 9:4, pages 147.
Crossref
A.J. Bates, M.A. Sutherland, F. Chapple, S.K. Dowling, A.P. Johnson, B. Saldias & J. Singh. (2019) A new method of administering local anesthesia for calf disbudding: Findings from a comparative on-farm study in New Zealand. Journal of Dairy Science 102:3, pages 2492-2506.
Crossref
Sarah Zito, Jessica Walker, M. Carolyn Gates & Arnja Dale. (2019) A Preliminary Description of Companion Cat, Managed Stray Cat, and Unmanaged Stray Cat Welfare in Auckland, New Zealand Using a 5-Component Assessment Scale. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6.
Crossref
Laura E. Webb, Ruut Veenhoven, Jes Lynning Harfeld & Margit Bak Jensen. (2018) What is animal happiness?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1438:1, pages 62-76.
Crossref
Donald Maurice Broom. 2019. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior 80 83 .
Michael Boppré & Richard I. Vane-Wright. 2019. The Welfare of Invertebrate Animals. The Welfare of Invertebrate Animals 23 67 .
Ngaio J. Beausoleil, David J. Mellor, Liv Baker, Sandra E. Baker, Mariagrazia Bellio, Alison S. Clarke, Arnja Dale, Steve Garlick, Bidda Jones, Andrea Harvey, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Sally Sherwen, Karen A. Stockin & Sarah Zito. (2018) “Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d'être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5.
Crossref
Jamie Ahloy-Dallaire, Julia Espinosa & Georgia Mason. (2018) Play and optimal welfare: Does play indicate the presence of positive affective states?. Behavioural Processes 156, pages 3-15.
Crossref
Muhammad Abubakar, Shumaila Manzoor & Abdullah Iqbal. 2018. Animal Welfare. Animal Welfare.
Z. Belshaw & J. Yeates. (2018) Assessment of quality of life and chronic pain in dogs. The Veterinary Journal 239, pages 59-64.
Crossref
Sarah Wolfensohn, Justine Shotton, Hannah Bowley, Siân Davies, Sarah Thompson & William Justice. (2018) Assessment of Welfare in Zoo Animals: Towards Optimum Quality of Life. Animals 8:7, pages 110.
Crossref
Rebecca Ledger & David Mellor. (2018) Forensic Use of the Five Domains Model for Assessing Suffering in Cases of Animal Cruelty. Animals 8:7, pages 101.
Crossref
Molly Staley, Melinda G. Conners, Katie Hall & Lance J. Miller. (2018) Linking stress and immunity: Immunoglobulin A as a non-invasive physiological biomarker in animal welfare studies. Hormones and Behavior 102, pages 55-68.
Crossref
David Mellor. (2018) Tail Docking of Canine Puppies: Reassessment of the Tail’s Role in Communication, the Acute Pain Caused by Docking and Interpretation of Behavioural Responses. Animals 8:6, pages 82.
Crossref
A. J. Tilbrook & C. R. Ralph. (2018) Hormones, stress and the welfare of animals. Animal Production Science 58:3, pages 408.
Crossref
Robert Johnson. 2017. Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice. Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice 33 43 .
Jake S. Veasey. (2017) In pursuit of peak animal welfare; the need to prioritize the meaningful over the measurable. Zoo Biology 36:6, pages 413-425.
Crossref
Sarah Kappel, Penny Hawkins & Michael Mendl. (2017) To Group or Not to Group? Good Practice for Housing Male Laboratory Mice. Animals 7:12, pages 88.
Crossref
MJ Guesgen & CJ Bench. (2023) What can kinematics tell us about the affective states of animals?. Animal Welfare 26:4, pages 383-397.
Crossref
David Mellor. (2017) Operational Details of the Five Domains Model and Its Key Applications to the Assessment and Management of Animal Welfare. Animals 7:12, pages 60.
Crossref
Lauren M. Robinson, Drew M. Altschul, Emma K. Wallace, Yulán Úbeda, Miquel Llorente, Zarin Machanda, Katie E. Slocombe, Matthew C. Leach, Natalie K. Waran & Alexander Weiss. (2017) Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally stable. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 191, pages 90-97.
Crossref
David Mellor & Ngaio Beausoleil. (2017) Equine Welfare during Exercise: An Evaluation of Breathing, Breathlessness and Bridles. Animals 7:12, pages 41.
Crossref
Natalie Waran & Hayley Randle. (2017) What we can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators in Equitation Science. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 190, pages 74-81.
Crossref
_ _Linda K. Lord, Suzanne T. Millman, Lawrence Carbone, Nigel Cook, Andrew Fisher, Dorothy McKeegan, David Morton, Ed Pajor, Jose M. Peralta, Sheilah Ann Robertson, Janice Siegford, _ _P. Gary Egrie, Ted Y. Mashima, Patricia V. Turner, _ _Gail C. Golab & Emily Patterson-Kane. (2017) A model curriculum for the study of animal welfare in colleges and schools of veterinary medicine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 250:6, pages 632-640.
Crossref
James W. Yeates. (2017) How Good? Ethical Criteria for a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 30:1, pages 23-35.
Crossref
Andrew Van Eps, Robert J. Hunt, James K. Belknap & Jeff Ridley. 2017. Equine Laminitis. Equine Laminitis 411 419 .
T. A. Blackett, C. McKenna, L. Kavanagh & D. R. Morgan. (2016) The welfare of wild animals in zoological institutions: are we meeting our duty of care?. International Zoo Yearbook 51:1, pages 187-202.
Crossref
A. J. Tilbrook & C. R. Ralph. (2017) Neurophysiological assessment of animal welfare. Animal Production Science 57:12, pages 2370.
Crossref
Amelia Cornish, David Raubenheimer & Paul McGreevy. (2016) What We Know about the Public’s Level of Concern for Farm Animal Welfare in Food Production in Developed Countries. Animals 6:11, pages 74.
Crossref
Richard Brown. (2016) Comments on the dilemma in the October issue: A request for euthanasia: advising a colleague. In Practice 38:10, pages 527-527.
Crossref
David Mellor. (2016) Moving beyond the “Five Freedoms” by Updating the “Five Provisions” and Introducing Aligned “Animal Welfare Aims”. Animals 6:10, pages 59.
Crossref
Katherine Littlewood & David Mellor. (2016) Changes in the Welfare of an Injured Working Farm Dog Assessed Using the Five Domains Model. Animals 6:9, pages 58.
Crossref
Lisa M Freeman, Cindy Rodenberg, A Narayanan, Jane Olding, Margaret A Gooding & Patricia E Koochaki. (2016) Development and initial validation of the Cat HEalth and Wellbeing (CHEW) Questionnaire: a generic health-related quality of life instrument for cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 18:9, pages 689-701.
Crossref
Lauren M. Robinson, Natalie K. Waran, Matthew C. Leach, F. Blake Morton, Annika Paukner, Elizabeth Lonsdorf, Ian Handel, Vanessa A.D. Wilson, Sarah F. Brosnan & Alexander Weiss. (2016) Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 181, pages 145-151.
Crossref
John Webster. (2016) Animal Welfare: Freedoms, Dominions and “A Life Worth Living”. Animals 6:6, pages 35.
Crossref
David Mellor. (2016) Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the “Five Freedoms” towards “A Life Worth Living”. Animals 6:3, pages 21.
Crossref
S Lürzel, I Windschnurer, A Futschik, R Palme & S Waiblinger. (2023) Effects of gentle interactions on the relationship with humans and on stress-related parameters in group-housed calves. Animal Welfare 24:4, pages 475-484.
Crossref
Stephanie Lürzel, Charlotte Münsch, Ines Windschnurer, Andreas Futschik, Rupert Palme & Susanne Waiblinger. (2015) The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 172, pages 9-16.
Crossref
DJ Mellor & NJ Beausoleil. (2023) Extending the ‘Five Domains’ model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states. Animal Welfare 24:3, pages 241-253.
Crossref
Helen S. Proctor & Gemma Carder. (2014) Can ear postures reliably measure the positive emotional state of cows?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 161, pages 20-27.
Crossref
Julie M. Rosser & Anna Ardis. (2014) Retrospective Review of Carriage Horse and Mule Welfare in Charleston, South Carolina (2009–2012). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 34:6, pages 816-819.
Crossref
Ragen T. S. McGowan, Therese Rehn, Yezica Norling & Linda J. Keeling. (2013) Positive affect and learning: exploring the “Eureka Effect” in dogs. Animal Cognition 17:3, pages 577-587.
Crossref
William M. Muir & Heng Wei Cheng. 2014. Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals. Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals 463 506 .
William M. Muir & Heng Wei Cheng. 2014. Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals. Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals 317 359 .
W. W. Muir. (2013) Stress and pain: Their relationship to health related quality of life ( HRQL ) for horses . Equine Veterinary Journal 45:6, pages 653-655.
Crossref
Nathaniel Spofford, Sandra L. Lefebvre, Sandra McCune & Lee Niel. (2013) Should the veterinary profession invest in developing methods to assess quality of life in healthy dogs and cats?. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 243:7, pages 952-956.
Crossref
Joanne Edgar, Siobhan Mullan, Joy Pritchard, Una McFarlane & David Main. (2013) Towards a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals: Development of a Resource Tier Framework to Achieve Positive Welfare for Laying Hens. Animals 3:3, pages 584-605.
Crossref
P.A. Roger. (2013) Why do sheep need umbrellas?. Small Ruminant Research 110:2-3, pages 75-77.
Crossref
David J. Mellor. 2012. Veterinary & Animal Ethics. Veterinary & Animal Ethics 174 187 .
Sabrina I.C.A. Brando. (2012) Animal Learning and Training. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 15:3, pages 387-398.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.