Farrowing crates are the most common housing for lactating sows throughout the world, despite known public opposition to housing systems that deprive animals' freedom to move. This study aimed to investigate Brazilian citizens' attitudes towards three farrowing housing systems (crates, loose pens, ...

The study compared the thermal comfort provided by three different types of facilities to horses reared in the Sertão region of the state of Pernambuco. A sample of 18 adult horses was randomly assigned to three types of stalls or pens. A completely randomized split-split-plot design was adopted...

Gestation stall housing for pregnant sows (Sus scrofa) has been, or is being, phased out in many parts of the world in response to public criticism. However, in Brazil, one of the largest global producers and exporters of pork, gestation stall housing is still common. The objective of this study...

The objective of this study was to characterize the thermal environment and evaluate the behavior of finishing pigs housed in deep bedding and conventional systems. The work was carried out in the Department of Animal Science of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding and agonistic behavior of Quarter Horses kept in different types of stalls in the semiarid region of Minas Gerais. A completely randomized design with two treatments (two types of stalls) and seven replicates (seven days of evaluation) was...

The present study aimed to propose a protocol for the evaluation of the welfare of military dogs by developing an adaptation of the Shelter Quality Protocol to provide a practical tool to assess dogs' quality of life. Eleven dogs from the Pelotão de Policiamento com Cães da 4^a Cia PM Independente...

In Brazil, scarce data are available, and little is known about rabbit welfare. This study aimed to apply welfare protocols for growing rabbits, bucks, does, and kits on farms with different rabbit production purposes: meat, pets, and teaching/research. Two separate protocols based on the 4...

Animals may be eventually collected by public shelters in Brazil and the shelter's environment directly affects their quality of life. This work studied relevant characteristics of the physical facilities and the management of establishments liked to the municipal public power that shelter dogs,...

Innovation in animal production has been increasingly demanded by consumers. In the field of egg production, the greatest demand is for eggs coming from alternative systems to traditional cages, mostly from the trends observed in Europe, and thus, research highlighting the Brazilian reality is...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the behaviour of piglets in the post-weaning period and productive performance during the nursery phase in stalls with automated thermal control (cooling and heating) and environmental temperature control by curtains. The project was carried out at Granja ...