Welfare assessment

8 important questions on Welfare assessment

What is the human-animal-relationship (HAR)?

Degree of relatedness or distance between animals and humans
- A mutual perception that develops and manifests in mutual behaviour

How do you assess HAR?

- Behavioural and physiological reaction to humans - fear and avoidance
- Confidence in or attachment to - ease of handling / social support
  1. Reactions to stationary human
  2. Reactions to moving human
  3. Responses to actual handling
But mind:
- Mixed motivations  

Which tests can you use to test HAR and / or temperament?

1. Flight test
2. Docility test
3. Fear test
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How does laterization work?

Some functions of the brain are organized in one brain hemisphere. This gives the possibility for parallel processing by which you can do multiple tasks together

How is repetitive behaviour induced?

- frustration
- repeated attempts to cope
- CNS dysfunction

Are stereotypies a good indication of welfare?

Can be, but it can also be signs from the past and then it's not a good indicator for welfare.

What is Qualitative Behaviour Assessmet (QBA)?

A method to evaluate the expressive quality of animal behaviour and emotions.
- Aims to integrate many pieces of information
- Focus on how it is done (not what is done)

What is the Free choice profiling (PCP) methology?

- Observers generate their own descriptive vocabulary
- Using different words and then seeing with statistics how much the observers have the same outcomes for behaviour of the animal that was found

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