Editorial: Concepts of Animal Welfare

Hagen, Kristin; Bos, Ruud van den; Buning, Tjard de Cock

doi:10.1007/s10441-011-9134-0

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“…Akinrotimi et al (2013b) noted that animal welfare is an important aspect of aquaculture sustainability. Although animal welfare has been defined in different ways by different authors (Broom 2011;Hagen et al, 2011;Ohl and van der Staay 2012), the most important aspect of their assertions is that poor welfare of fish in aquaculture is associated with overstocking, and stretches the adaptive capacity of the animals in different ways (McEwen andWingfield 2003 Akinrotimi et al, 2011c;), which may result in chronic and acute stress-related physiological and behavioural changes, which in extreme cases may lead to mortality. Successive or cumulative exposure to stressors may compromise the adaptive capacity of an animal and lead to allostatic overload and poor welfare (Korte et al, 2007;Akinrotimi et al, 2011d).…”

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confidence: 99%

EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOVE SEED EXTRACTS AS ANAESTHETICS IN TRANSPORTATION OF Tilapia guineensis JUVENILES

Akinrotimi¹,

Ansa²,

Edun³

2015

J Aquacult Eng Fish Res

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Abstract:The effectiveness of clove seed extracts as a viable anaesthetic agent in transportation of Tilapia guineensis were evaluated. Juveniles of T. guineensis (mean length 13.12cm ±1.20; mean weight 45.64g ±1.84) were exposed in three replicates to different concentrations (0.00mg/L-control; 5.00; 10.00; 15.00; 20.00 and 25.00mg/L) of clove seed aqueous extracts, extracted in water . The exposed fish were later transported in open plastic tanks from Buguma to Aluu, in Port Harcourt over a distance of 50km. Before and after transportation, glucose and cortisol levels in the plasma of the fish were assessed. The result of the study indicated a significant reduction (P<0.05) in the levels of cortisol and glucose in the plasma of the fish with increasing concentrations of the anaesthetics. The lowest survival rate (30.0%) was recorded in the fish transported with no anesthetics, while 100% survivals were recorded in fish exposed to 15.0 and 20.0 mg/L of the extracts. In conclusion, this study suggests that application of clove seed extracts within the range of 10.00 and 20.00 mg/L reduced the stress response in T. guineensis during transportation, thereby enhances their survival.

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confidence: 99%

EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOVE SEED EXTRACTS AS ANAESTHETICS IN TRANSPORTATION OF Tilapia guineensis JUVENILES

Akinrotimi¹,

Ansa²,

Edun³

2015

J Aquacult Eng Fish Res

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“…), the existence of positive emotions as pleasure and welfare is still frequently contested in hedonistic terms (Hagen et al . ). Although many agree that understanding positive emotions would add significantly to our ability to improve animal welfare, the ‘objective’ scientific criteria of assessment have been elusive in a practical, on‐farm sense (Bracke and Hopster ; Verhoog ).…”

Section: Freedoms and Emotions: From The Animal Object To The Animal mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…; Hagen et al . ; Schmidt ). Hence we observe not only the increasing use of welfare indicators in, for example, the design of housing systems (Haynes ) but also the growing involvement of retailers, NGOs and citizen‐consumer representatives in both their design and their assessment (Beekman et al .…”

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“…The public and political debate about farm animal welfare has developed hand in hand with the growth in animal welfare studies, the development and refinement of the concept of animal welfare and the acceptation of animal welfare science as an academic speciality of its own (Hagen et al . ). Here then is a science that serves policy in delivering the knowledge and evidence needed to develop the right welfare measures (Broom , p. 121).…”

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Healthy, Happy and Humane: Evidence in Farm Animal Welfare Policy

Buller

2013

Sociologia Ruralis

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There has been a dramatic expansion and diversification of knowledge, expertise and expectation associated with farm animal welfare and we witness its increasing adoption within legislative and policy strategies. This article examines how the understanding of what constitutes farm animal welfare and how it should be enhanced, has shifted since it first entered the modern political arena in the sixties. It explores farm animal welfare as a critical and shifting area of imbrication of ‘science’ and ‘society’ and charts this process in particularly the UK and The Netherlands. We demonstrate how public and scientific debates about what constitutes animal welfare, what counts as evidence of animal suffering and how welfare enhancement should be encouraged, has unveiled the tensions underlying its construction as a policy problem between social and animal science, productivity and integrity, as well as production and consumption and has turned animal welfare into a matter of societal choice. The article unravels the social construction of animal welfare science and reveals its limited capability of delivering ‘facts’ or ‘evidence’ in any truly objective manner.

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“…1 Cada país apresenta uma legislação específica para pesquisas em animais e, quanto mais desenvolvida a nação, mais regras são impostas. Muitos centros de pesquisa, diante das rígidas imposições de seus comitês de ética, têm buscado parcerias com regiões menos desenvolvidas -isto é, com legislação menos severa -para a prática de seus experimentos (2,(7)(8)(9).…”

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Pesquisas em animais: uma reflexão bioética

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Resumo: Os modelos de experimentação animal constituem uma importante ferramenta na pesquisa científica. Sabe-se que essa prática deve estar baseada em princípios bioéticos, seja para impor limites de dor e sofrimento, como para fiscalizar instalações e procedimentos. Assim, o presente estudo teve por objetivo levantar e apresentar as normas atuais que regulamentam as pesquisas em animais no Brasil comprando-as a outros países, bem como fomentar reflexões bioéticas sobre esse mote. Para isso, apresentamos a legislação brasileira vigente e conduzimos uma revisão e discussão da literatura internacional. A busca de artigos foi realizada na base de dados PubMed, utilizando como palavra-chave os termos "bioética" e "bem-estar do animal". Foram incluídos dezenove artigos, publicados entre os anos de 1997 a 2013. Concluiu-se que é evidente a contribuição dos animais para pesquisas científicas de diversas áreas. Cabe moralmente ao Homem, como ser racional, garantir um tratamento digno aos animais que contribuem para a pesquisa. A forma mais segura de seguir este caminho é estabelecendo leis claras e pesquisas bem delineadas, que envolvam a sociedade para designar normas éticas. Dessa forma, o bem-estar animal estaria garantido.Palavras-chave: bioética, ética em pesquisa, experimentação animal, bem-estar do animal Investigación con animales: una reflexión bioéticaResumen: Los modelos animales son una herramienta importante en la investigación científica. Se sabe que esta práctica debe basarse en principios bioéticos, sea para imponer límites sobre el dolor y el sufrimiento, o para inspeccionar las instalaciones y procedimientos. Este estudio tuvo el objetivo de evaluar y presentar las normas vigentes que rigen la investigación con animales en Brasil, comparándolas con otros países, así como fomentar la reflexión bioética sobre este tema. Para eso, presentamos la legislación brasileña vigente y realizamos una revisión y discusión de la literatura internacional. La búsqueda de artículos fue realizada en la base de datos PubMed, usando las palabras-clave "bioética" y "bienestar del animal". Se incluyeron diecinueve artículos publicados entre 1997 e 2013. Se concluyó que es evidente la contribución de los animales para la investigación científica de varias áreas. Cabe moralmente al ser humano, como ser racional, asegurar un tratamiento humanitario de los animales que contribuyen con la investigación. La forma más segura de seguir este camino es estableciendo leyes claras e investigaciones bien delineadas, que involucren la sociedad para designar normas éticas. Así, el bienestar de los animales estaría garantizado.Palabras clave: bioética, ética en investigación, experimentación animal, bienestar del animal Animal research. A bioethical reflectionAbstract: Animal models are an important tool in scientific research. It is known that this practice must be based on bioethical principles in order to impose limits about pain and suffering, or for inspecting proceedings and research site. This study has as aim to evaluate and prese...

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Editorial: Concepts of Animal Welfare

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOVE SEED EXTRACTS AS ANAESTHETICS IN TRANSPORTATION OF Tilapia guineensis JUVENILES

EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOVE SEED EXTRACTS AS ANAESTHETICS IN TRANSPORTATION OF Tilapia guineensis JUVENILES

Healthy, Happy and Humane: Evidence in Farm Animal Welfare Policy

Pesquisas em animais: uma reflexão bioética

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