Farmer perspectives on welfare outcome assessment

    Recently, several farm assurance schemes in the United Kingdom have been adopting innovative approaches, such... >>

Here’s looking at ewe: New study shows how sheep can determine each other’s facial expressions

People’s inability to tell the difference between a happy sheep and an unhappy sheep is... >>

Playful pigs: Evidence of consistency and change in play depending on litter and developmental stage

    The study of individual differences has been a powerful approach to understanding animal behaviour. Previous work had... >>

Report on “NC3Rs Year of Laboratory Rodent Welfare”

  Throughout 2017 the NC3Rs launched a number of initiatives and funded work addressing the welfare... >>

Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation

  Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous... >>

Pacing Stereotypies in Laboratory Rhesus Macaques

This interesting review by AWRN members Colline Poirier and Melissa Bateson examines what is known about... >>

Welfare of Zebrafish undergoing procedures

A recent paper published by authors including Lynne Sneddon from the University of Liverpool, examined... >>

Docking piglet tails: How much does it hurt and for how long?

Despite the current position of European authorities and of the general public against the practice... >>

Characterization of short- and long-term mechanical sensitisation following surgical tail amputation in pigs

Tail injuries in pigs are a cause for concern in modern pig production, due to... >>

Report on the Policy Workshop

  By Nicola Davidson     The AWRN ‘Bridging the Gap between Animal Welfare Science and Policy’ workshop was... >>