Animal welfare is of multi-dimensional nature, and its assessment should be based on a variety of measures. Traditionally, farm animal welfare assessment has focused on ‚inputs’ such as resources and management practices provided to the animals. Especially during the last decade, however, the use of animal-based ‚outcome’ measures has been advocated since they are considered to directly reflect...

Recent studies have shown that hypergravity enhances lignification through up-regulation of the expression of lignin biosynthesis-related genes, although its hormonal signalling mechanism is unknown. The effects of hypergravity on auxin dynamics were examined using Arabidopsis plants that were transformed with the auxin reporter gene construct DR5::GUS. Hypergravity treatment at 300 g significa...

In recent years farmers, veterinary surgeons, and consumers have all shown increasing awareness of pain in cattle (and its associated negative welfare impacts), accordingly there is increased focus on the use analgesia following painful procedures, such as disbudding castration. Calving a necessary event for cows their calves, painful; however, pain-relief not routinely provided, particularly t...

Because of its importance in the human diet, potato growth and development have received considerable scientific attention, especially regulation tuber development. The trend production has been toward greater acreage warm climates using cultivars that were developed for cool climates. However, low land tropical regions are characterized by high temperatures limit successful cultivation. High p...

We aimed to verify whether a low number of relevant animal-based indicators was able discriminate 33 semi-intensive (grazing during the day and confinement night with access an outdoor paddock; S-INT) 8 intensive farms (permanent INT) located in Mexican semi-desert. In addition, we implemented resource-based assessment scheme Animal Needs Index (ANI) identified compare overall level welfare INT...