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Editorial
Editorial: Animal welfare assessment, Volume III
Frontiers in veterinary science, Vol.10, pp.1-2
20/01/2023
PMID: 36742985
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Abstract
The term “stress” is often regarded in the negative context, such as causing damaging effects on animal health and welfare. However, the underlying neuroendocrinological mechanisms of stress responses in animals are context-dependent and are mostly adaptive to change. The current fragile atmosphere of shifting perspectives in the animal production sector and societal awareness has placed increasing pressure on finding this balance between management practices that can reduce stress and, equally, improve farm animal productivity.
In this section edition, we focussed on discussing this balance between welfare and animal productivity. Getting the appropriate balance will be challenging, however it is possible. This requires a detailed understanding of the neuroendocrinological mechanisms of stress responsiveness in animals across crucial life-history stages and contexts. It also requires detailed studies applying novel physiological biomarkers to quantify the stress responses arising from the higher brain centers using techniques that can be readily adopted in the field.
Details
- Title
- Editorial: Animal welfare assessment, Volume III
- Creators
- Edward Narayan - University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in veterinary science, Vol.10, pp.1-2
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA; Lausanne, Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 2
- Identifiers
- 991013269110202368
- Copyright
- © 2023 Narayan.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Editorial