Animal Detection System in Farm Areas

Modelling Farm Animal Welfare

The use of models in the life sciences has greatly expanded in scope and advanced in technique in recent decades. However, the range, type and complexity of models used in farm animal welfare is comparatively poor, despite the great scope for use of modeling in this field of research. In this paper, we review the different modeling approaches used in farm animal welfare science to date, discuss...

Economics and Farm Animal Welfare

Sustainability in Farm Animal Breeding: A Review

The paper examines the notion of sustainable farm animal breeding. A brief explanation of why sustainability matters is offered first. After this, the historical development of the concept of sustainability is charted. The authors then turn to review published literature with a bearing on sustainable farm animal breeding. Little has been written directly on the subject: the requirements of sust...

Editorial: Advances in Farm Animal Genomic Resources

Livestock conservation is changing rapidly in light of policy developments, climate change, and diversifying market demands. The last decade has seen a step change in technology and analytical approaches available to define and manage Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR). However, these rapid changes pose challenges for FAnGR management in terms of technological continuity, analytical capacity...

Economic Decisions in Farm Animal Health

The reports primarily contain research results and trial statements aimed at Danish Conditions. Also, the reports describe larger completed research projects or act as an appendix at meetings and conferences. The reports are published in the series: Plant Science, Animal Science and Horticulture. Funding This project is financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) unde...