OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Welfare is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Training as enrichment: A critical review	26
Anticipatory behaviour in animals: A critical review	20
Conceptualising dog owner motivations: The Pet Care Competency model and role of ‘duty of care’	13
A critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity	13
An assessment of animal welfare impacts in wild Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) management	13
Efficacy of an interactive apparatus as environmental enrichment for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)	11
The Right Angle: Validating a standardised protocol for the use of infra-red thermography of eye temperature as a welfare indicator	10
Protecting farm animal welfare during intensification: Farmer perceptions of economic and regulatory pressures	10
A new approach to horse welfare based on systems thinking	9
Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter	9
A comparison of behavioural methodologies utilised to quantify deviations in piglet behaviour associated with castration	9
Trough half empty: Pregnant sows are fed under half of their ad libitum intake	9
Connecting farmer mental health with cow health and welfare on dairy farms using robotic milking systems	9
Keel-bone fractures are associated with bone quality differences in laying hens	8
Validation of histological and visual scoring systems for foot-pad dermatitis in broiler chickens	8
Goat kids are not small calves: Species comparisons in relation to disbudding	8
Interobserver reliability of measures of the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment protocol for sows and piglets	8
Horse welfare: A joint assessment of four categories of behavioural indicators using the AWIN protocol, scan sampling and surveys	7
An effective environmental enrichment framework for the continual improvement of production animal welfare	7
Condition of bob veal calves on arrival at an abattoir in Ohio	6
Evaluating factors influencing dog post-adoptive return in a Canadian animal shelter	6
Caring practices of pet cat and dog owners in Northern Ireland vs potential implications for animals’ health and welfare	6
Behavioural diversity as a potential welfare indicator for professionally managed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Exploring variations in calculating diversity using species-specific behaviours	6
Integrative surveillance of cattle welfare at the abattoir level: Risk factors associated with liver condemnation, severe hoof disorders, carcase bruising and high muscle pH	6
Challenges in farmed insect welfare: Beyond the question of sentience	6

A weak point analysis of welfare in Danish dairy herds using two different welfare assessment systems	6
Contemplating the Five Domains model of animal welfare assessment: UK horse owner perceptions of equine well-being	6
The effect of hutch compass direction on primary heat stress responses in dairy calves in a continental region	5
Estimating global numbers of farmed fishes killed for food annually from 1990 to 2019	5
Scratch the surface: Histopathology of foot-pad dermatitis in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)	5
Development of a list of terms in Brazilian Portuguese for the Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of broiler chickens	5
Comparison of the socio-economic value and welfare of working donkeys in rural and urban Ethiopia	5
A persistent abnormal repetitive behaviour in a false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)	5
That brachycephalic look: Infant-like facial appearance in short-muzzled dog breeds	5
Shelter and rescue programmes associated with higher live release and lower return rates for dogs	5
Animal welfare science, varieties of value and philosophical methodology	5
Electric shock control of farmed animals: Welfare review and ethical critique	5
A follow-up study of exercise test results and severity of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome signs in brachycephalic dogs	5
The challenges and future development of animal welfare education in the UK	4
Thermal delousing in anaesthetised small Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts: A case study showing the viability of anaesthesia prior to delousing for improved welfare during treatment for salmo	4
Contribution of adult sex ratio to trauma and reproductive output in large breeding groups of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)	4
Rethinking the utility of the Five Domains model	4
Establishing consensus on the best ways to educate children about animal welfare and prevent harm: An online Delphi study	4
A preliminary survey on the occurrence of barbering in laboratory mice in Germany	4
An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices	4
Do you see the same cat that I see? Relationships between Qualitative Behaviour Assessment and indicators traditionally used to assess temperament in domestic cats	4
Duration of confinement and pen-type affect health-related measures of welfare in lactating sows	4
A network perspective on animal welfare	4
Perceptions of animal welfare and exotic pet ownership in China	4
One welfare: Linking poverty, equid ownership and equid welfare in the brick kilns of India	3
Welfare of broiler chickens reared under two different types of housing	3
Cats just want to have fun: Associations between play and welfare in domestic cats	3
How equestrians conceptualise horse welfare: Does it facilitate or hinder change?	3
Rubber net mesh reduces scale loss during routine handling of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)	3
Animal welfare during a period of intensification: The views of confinement and alternative pig producers	3
Individual variation in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) repertoires of abnormal behaviour	3
Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus)	3
Fish slaughter practices in Brazilian aquaculture and their consequences for animal welfare	3
Measuring piglet castration pain using linear and non-linear measures of heart rate variability	3
Is pet ownership associated with values and attitudes towards animals?	3
Expert assessment of the impact of ship-strikes on cetacean welfare using the Welfare Assessment Tool for Wild Cetaceans	3
Evaluation of score parameters for severity assessment of surgery and liver cirrhosis in rats	3
A review of welfare indicators for sea turtles undergoing rehabilitation, with emphasis on environmental enrichment	3
Metabolic and behavioural effects of hermit crab shell removal techniques: Is heating less invasive than cracking?	3
Evaluation of consistency over time of the use of the Animal Welfare Indicators protocol for horses	3
Marine Mammal Welfare Workshop and Expert Statement	2
Evaluation of stress markers in horses during hippotherapy sessions in comparison to being ridden by beginners	2
Attitudes of clients of Dutch pest controllers towards animal welfare in the management of liminal rodents	2
The impact of strategic ventilation adjustments on stress responses in horses housed full-time in a vector-protected barn during the African horse sickness outbreak in Thailand	2
Using a Delphi method to estimate the relevance of indicators for the assessment of shelter dog welfare	2
Using sensors to detect individual responses of lambs during transport and pre-slaughter handling and their relationship with meat quality	2
The relative effectiveness of two expanding bullet designs in young harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): A randomised controlled field study in the Norwegian harp seal hunt	2
Pekin ducks are motivated to lay in their preferred nest substrate	2
Identifying areas of animal welfare concern in different production stages in Danish pig herds using the Danish Animal Welfare Index (DAWIN)	2
Do you see the same cat that I see? Inter- and intra-observer reliability for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment as temperament indicator in domestic cats	2

Does housing system affect horse welfare? The AWIN welfare assessment protocol applied to horses kept in an outdoor group-housing system: The ‘parcours’	2
Public attitudes toward the use of technology to create new types of animals and animal products	2
Gender and job characteristics of slaughter industry personnel influence their attitudes to animal welfare	2
Scratch that itch: Farrowing crate scratching enrichment for sows	2
Internalisation of farm animal welfare in consumers’ purchasing decisions: A study of pork fillet at point of purchase using the means-end chain and laddering approach	2
Play and welfare in domestic cats: Current knowledge and future directions	2
A survey exploring the impact of housing and husbandry on pet snake welfare	2
Animal sheltering: A scoping literature review grounded in institutional ethnography	2
Canadian dairy farmer views about animal welfare	2
The effect of blindfolding and swaddling on the stress response to handling in domestic rabbits	2
Should cats be allowed outdoors? A research survey on animal welfare risks for free-ranging cats in Brazil	2
Behaviour and welfare of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs used in contact wildlife tourism	2
Livestock hauler and dairy farmer perspectives about cull dairy cattle transport and cattle transport regulations in British Columbia, Canada	2