Dairy cow health and welfare is of critical importance to the industry. Citizens and consumers must accept husbandry practices in order to continue purchasing behaviours.A common management practice is the housing of dairy cows, with this method increasing in duration or turning to year-round ...

One of the biggest management factors that impact calves is the housing within which they are kept, particularly in the first few months of life. Individual housing has historically been utilized due to perceived health benefits, but a growing body of evidence demonstrates that calves utilize...

Donkeys have significant behaviour variations in comparison with horses, due to each species evolving in different environments. Donkeys have a reduced flight response compared with horses, but an increased tendency to display fight or freeze behaviours. Unlike horses, they can display territorial, ...

Although there are no published statistics on the prevalence of separation-related behaviour (SRB) problems, they are likely to be a common issue in horses and constitute around 20% of the author's caseload. They may present as difficulty catching and leading horses away from their social group,...

The welfare of large-brained wide-roaming carnivores in captivity has been of longstanding public and professional concern. Bears are one such example. Ursids have unexpectedly large relative brain sizes, indeed showing brain size increases similar to those observed in canids. Bears also have...

This case study describes how to reintroduce a kitten to a resident senior cat after the initial introduction did not go well. The resident cat did not accept the kitten and was spending more time outside. When she came into contact with the kitten, she would hiss and growl. A slow reintroduction...

This case study describes the process of introducing two adult cats slowly and carefully to provide the greatest chance of long-term success in their integration. The cats in this case study, Bella and Lola, were first introduced using a method that involved feeding them on either side of a glass...

Animal welfare is central to the three aims of the modern zoo: conservation, research and education. Good welfare depends not only on the management of the captive population as a whole but also on the management and husbandry of individual animals. Zoo keepers are able to reliably assess animal...

Biting is a natural response for horses and is part of their maintenance behaviour repertoire for warding off herd members for various reasons. These could include reproductive states, guarding resources or merely signalling another horse to move away. Horses will always give warning signals before ...

Empowering animals with choice, which increases predictability and control during husbandry procedures, has the potential to increase their well-being and the safety of the handler. This case study will consider differences in dogs' clinical signs indicating stress during nail clipping when done...