A5057106871- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal health and immunology
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Animal and Plant Science Education
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2016-2025
TomTom (Netherlands)
2024
Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University Hospital
2007-2011
The University of Western Australia
1995-2011
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2007-2011
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
2009
University of British Columbia
2007
Negative emotional states in humans are associated with a negative (pessimistic) response bias towards ambiguous cues judgement tasks. Every mammalian young is eventually weaned; this period of increasing nutritional and social independence from the dam pronounced behavioural response, especially when weaning abrupt as commonly occurs farm animals. The aim current study was to test effect separation cow on responses dairy calves task. Thirteen Holstein were reared their dams trained...
Rodents and primates deprived of early social contact exhibit deficits in learning behavioural flexibility. They often also apparent signs elevated anxiety, although the relationship between these effects has not been studied. To investigate whether dairy calves are similarly affected, we first compared housed standard individual pens (n = 7) to those a dynamic group with access their mothers 8). All learned approach correct stimulus visual discrimination task. Only one individually calf was...
Our perceptions shape our intentions, motivations, behavior, and in doing so, reality. In this age of the Anthropocene, also impact lives welfare other animals. One key principles associated with success international animal initiatives is an understanding local audiences contexts. Additionally, culture by country has been demonstrated to be a significant determinant attitudes animals their welfare. Within study, we surveyed 4,291 members general public on across 14 geographically culturally...
Here we report dairy calf management practices used by 242 smallholder family farmers in the South of Brazil. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire with farmers, inspection production environment and an in-depth interview sample 26 farmers. Herds had average 22.3 lactating cows milk 12.7 L/cow/day. Calves dehorned 98% farms, hot iron 95%. Male calves castrated 71% farms; methods surgery (68%), emasculator (29%), or rubber rings (3%). No pain control was for these...
Intensive pig production systems are a source of stress, which is linked to reduced animal welfare and increased antimicrobial use. As the gatekeepers animals under their care, farmers seen as stakeholder responsible for improving welfare. The aim this study was explore knowledge attitudes towards impact such on farmers' selection management strategies farm. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 44 in one main producing regions Brazil. Interviews covered sentience behaviour...
The primary aim of this study was to explore attitudes urban Brazilian citizens about dairy production. A secondary determine their knowledge and four potentially contentious routine cattle management practices: early cow-calf separation; zero-grazing; culling newborn male calves; dehorning without pain mitigation. To address the first 40 participants were interviewed using open-ended semi-structured questions designed probe views production in Brazil, 300 answered a questionnaire that...
The inclusion of societal input is needed for food animal production industries to retain their “social license operate”; failure engage with the public on this topic risks long-term sustainability these industries. primary aim study was explore beliefs and attitudes Brazilians citizens not associated livestock towards farm production. A related secondary identify specific systems that are restriction movement. Each participant shown pictures representing two five possible major (laying...