Development, validation and testing of an Operational Welfare Score Index for farmed lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus L
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735777
Abstract: Abstract Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) are widely used for controlling sea lice in salmon farming, but their welfare is often challenged by poor husbandry, stress, and disease outbreaks, which compromise their ability to delouse salmon… read more here.
Keywords: operational welfare; welfare score; score; welfare ... See more keywords
The relationship between the welfare quality and stress index in working and breeding horses.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.07.028
Abstract: The aim of this observational study was to investigate if a relationship exists between the calculated overall individual welfare score (as an indicator of the welfare quality) and the neutrophil:lymphocyte (N:L) ratio (as a stress… read more here.
Keywords: individual welfare; welfare score; stress; welfare quality ... See more keywords