The present review aims to describe the effects of space allowance and group size on the welfare of farm animals. Under proper conditions, animals must be able to maintain and use their space in order to meet their basic physiological, psychological and social needs. The importance of a proper use...

Continuous and part-time group housing systems have been tested to improve the welfare of reproducing rabbit does. Part-time group provides some improvements in locomotor and social behavior, some good reproductive results -still significantly lower than individual cages-, without making up for...

Introduction: intensive production is characterized by raising a high number of animals per unit of space, which affects their behaviour and productive performance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of three space allowances on the behaviour and productive performance of...

This article discusses the ban on using gestation cages by January 2013 in European Union Countries and the measures that Irish pig farmers and the government are taking currently to prepare for the said ban. Focus is given on 2 pig farms that have started utilizing the group housing system in...

Variations in poultry environment derived from stocking density influence animal welfare, whose deterioration is reflected in different hematic indicators. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the reduction in stocking density on the hematocrit and the heterophile:lymphocyte...

Objective. To assess the effect of stocking density, season of the year, and sex on latency time and number of attempts required to induce tonic immobility in broiler chickens in an industrial production system. Material and methods. A total of 216.000 commercial hybrid Cobb500 chickens were used,...

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of decreasing stocking density and shed area on footpad dermatitis, hock burn, and ventral feathers cleanliness of broilers reared in winter. The work was carried out on a commercial farm in the northeast of the Santa Fe province, Argentina. 54,000...

The application of the European Welfare Quality® protocol was evaluated in finishing Holstein males in a fattening cattle production company located in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California, Mexico. Twelve pens were randomly selected with 75 steers per pen. In addition, 38 animals per pen were...

Pig production is one of the main livestock activities around the world. However, the demand in the consumption of meat has caused the animals to be housed in small areas and with poor sensory stimulation, affecting their development and increasing their stress. The gestation stage is very...