Practical Application of the Five Domains Animal Welfare Framework for Supply Food Animal Chain Managers

Grandin, Temple

doi:10.3390/ani12202831

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“…The few studies that have adopted the model have done so in a conceptual way, to identify animal welfare indicators and measurement options for assessment tools and audits. Such studies have applied the model to sheep ( Ovis aries ) farming (Fogarty et al 2019 ; Hernandez et al 2020 ) and for livestock production generally (Grandin 2022 ), and to identify opportunities for positive welfare enhancement (Kells 2021 ; Johnson et al 2022 ).…”

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Rethinking the utility of the Five Domains model

Hampton,

Hemsworth,

Hemsworth

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The Five Domains model is influential in contemporary studies of animal welfare. It was originally presented as a conceptual model to understand the types of impact that procedures may impose on experimental animals. Its application has since broadened to cover a wide range of animal species and forms of animal use. However, it has also increasingly been applied as an animal welfare assessment tool, which is the focus of this paper. Several critical limitations associated with this approach have not been widely acknowledged, including that: (1) it relies upon expert or stakeholder opinion, with little transparency around the selection of these individuals; (2) quantitative scoring is typically attempted despite the absence of clear principles for aggregation of welfare measures and few attempts to account for uncertainty; (3) there have been few efforts to measure the repeatability of findings; and (4) it does not consider indirect and unintentional impacts such as those imposed on non-target animals. These deficiencies lead to concerns surrounding testability, repeatability and the potential for manipulation. We provide suggestions for refinement of how the Five Domains model is applied to partially address these limitations. We argue that the Five Domains model is useful for systematic consideration of all sources of possible welfare compromise and enhancement, but is not, in its current state, fit-for-purpose as an assessment tool. We argue for wider acknowledgment of the operational limits of using the model as an assessment tool, prioritisation of the studies needed for its validation, and encourage improvements to this approach.

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Hemsworth

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“…The key welfare guidelines are extended especially regarding types of housing, some examples may be pasture access for dairy cows, nest boxes for laying hens, or straw bedding for pigs. The guidelines should not be too prescriptive on permitted housing, because producers need to be free to (Grandin, 2022).…”

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“…Animals may become injured or stressed if they fall. Ease of animal movement through a handling facility on a farm or at a slaughter plant can be assessed by counting the number of animals, turning back, stopping, bulking, or refusing to move forward (Grandin, 2022).…”

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“…Monitoring of compliance with housing requirements and the use of analgesics after surgery cannot be assessed at a slaughter plant. Most of the currently available scoring tools assess conditions that would cause pain or discomfort (Grandin, 2022).…”

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“…Assessing the affective state of animals is an ongoing complex problem, as there is no "gold standard" for its evaluation. Thus, to assess the success of interventions aimed at providing possibilities for positive welfare, the assessment of affective states is essential (Grandin, 2022).…”

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Veterinary, Economic and Social Aspects of Cattle Welfare: A Review

Mylostyvyi

2023

OneHealthJournal

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The paper presents a review of the literature on cattle welfare. The objective of this review is to outline the veterinary, economic, and social aspects of cattle welfare and highlight the current problems, global trends, and solutions. The global major scientific reference databases (Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus) were reviewed. The review brought the following findings: a change in scientific and practical approaches to the understanding and assessment of the welfare of productive animals that requires not only health maintenance, stress prevention, or the ability of animals to express natural behavior. Animal welfare gains more anthropometric traits, including such concepts as 'pleasure' or 'happiness'. The concept of 'positive welfare' has become a more popular trend in scientific research on animal welfare. The review identified positive trends of possible modification of production systems, to make them more diverse and animal welfare friendly. The research found livestock products consumers growing concerned about animal welfare and housing conditions. The concept of welfare is more commercialized, which encourages livestock producers to adhere to ethical production standards. However, the demand of consumers to meet high standards of animal welfare does not have sufficient economic leverage. Only a few are willing to pay more for the better welfare of the animals or to refuse to consume animal products from production systems with poor welfare conditions. This review was intended to draw the attention of scientists, farmers, and consumers to the problems of the humane treatment of productive animals. And to assist stakeholders in finding their place in the process of creating better conditions for animals that are used for food, helping people with their existence or with their lives.

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