Welfare concepts II

7 important questions on Welfare concepts II

What makes humans unique compared to other animals?

Humans devide tasks very good. We are really well trained from early yound. Sitting together, exchanging information.

What are arguments for the existence of animal consciousness?

- Neural correlates of consciousness
- Versatility of behaviour (learning, tool use)
- Expression of subjective experiences (analogous reasoning)

Why do dogs bark?

Some believe that dogs use it as a tool to talk to us. Others think it is a general outing of arousal. Conflict of being threatened and wanting to flee but on the other hand wanting to stay
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Are pigs happy in the mud?

No, pigs in the mud are actually heat stressed, they try to prevent overheating

Do you keep rodents together or alone? And why?

If you allow them to choose, they will always go for the group housing. Animals are selected for having survival and fitness in the wild, not good welfare. You cannot spread your genes when you are alone.

Which behavioural needs aren important?

- Use models for this
- Behaviour include certain costs
- Changes in benefit to perform behaviour and the decrease of the costs -> behaviour is performed more often

What are "opportunity" situations?

- to perform behaviour there should be a decrease of the costs
- Enough food + less predactors -> costs for playing decreases, playing increases
- Foraging is an opportunity in well fed cows (but a need in food deprived cows)

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