The housing and management of commercial breeding sows is of crucial importance for their productivity and welfare. The aim of the present study is to evaluate how the scientific community addressed the subject of pregnant sow welfare, how it has changed over the past 30 years and what were the...

Nowadays, some countries in Europe, Asia, and North America have developed the techniques for sturgeon artificial breeding according to the conservation acts. Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedti) is one of the rare and valuable fish species, which has become one of the popular sturgeon...

We provide an initial insight into the occurrence and characteristics of animal-visitor interactions (AVIs) involving captive wild animals within zoos and aquaria. Using information provided online via official public websites of modern zoos and aquaria, we found that AVIs were provided by the...

The effect of stocking density on growth performance, survival and production of silver pompano, Trachinotus blochii, (Lacépède, 1801) were evaluated in marine floating cages. Juvenile silver pompano (12.4±4.24 g - 15.65±0.35 g) were stocked into HDPE cages measuring 4 m × 4 m × 3 m. Three...

Animal welfare can be represented by an array of indicators. There is, however, increasing demand for concise welfare assessments that can be easily communicated and compared. Previous methods to aggregate welfare assessments have focused on livestock systems and produced a single welfare score,...

Background: Across Asia the brick-kiln industry is expanding. In Nepal, urban dwelling has increased in recent years, raising requirement for low-cost, mass produced bricks to meet the population needs. Working equids (WEs) play a key role in non-mechanised kilns. Assessing the welfare of these...

Influenza A viruses are widespread in pig herds and are also relevant for public health due to their zoonotic potential. In many countries of Europe, Asia, America and Africa influenza A viruses are endemic in pig herds. Mainly the subtypes H1N1, H3N2, H1N2 and H1N1pdm09 are circulating in...

In crayfish hatcheries, one of the main factors affecting reproduction operation is survival and cannibalism of brood stock. One of the main problems for expansion of Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz 1823 production is high mortality and cannibalism of broodstock during the reproduction operation. ...

Feeding is a key factor in the growth performance of rainbow trout farming, its sustainable production and profitability. However, supplying the daily ration in trout farming in flow-through system without any control is an inconceivable practice both economically and environmentally. In this...

Sea cucumber aquaculture is increasing in extent and importance throughout the Indo-Pacific region, supplying a luxury seafood market in Asia. In this context, the grow-out of hatchery-bred juveniles in community-farmed pens is proving to be a viable model, providing increased income security and...