Publications

Welfare indices in Anurans under human care

Certain species within the order Anura are relatively new in the context of exotic animals as pets, and the precise conditions required for their optimal care and well-being are still not well understood. This knowledge gap highlights the crucial need...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Cortés Pérez, E., Maldonado Reséndiz, R. I. 2023. Welfare indices in Anurans under human care. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 4(3), 613–622.

Tramadol vs. Lidocaine administered intraperitoneally and in incisional lines for the intraoperative and postoperative pain management of romifidine-telazol-anesthetized swine undergoing umbilical hernia repair

The aim of the study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of tramadol and lidocaine for local anesthesia during umbilical hernia repair in swine. The study was performed on 66 large white crossbred swine. The swine received a mixture of...

Year Published: 2023Topics: AnalgesiaAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Costa, G. L., Spadola, F., Di Pietro, S. et al. 2023. Tramadol vs. Lidocaine administered intraperitoneally and in incisional lines for the intraoperative and postoperative pain management of romifidine-telazol-anesthetized swine undergoing umbilical hernia repair. Animals 13(18), 2905.

Pig sedation and anesthesia for medical research

In clinical veterinary practice, proper training and expertise in anesthesia administration and monitoring are essential. Pigs are suitable experimental animals for many surgical techniques because they are similar in size to humans and have a short reproductive cycle. This makes...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Anesthesia & SedationAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Costea, R., Ene, I., Pavel, R. 2023. Pig sedation and anesthesia for medical research. Animals 13(24), 3807.

Ethical considerations for echinoderms: New initiatives in welfare

This paper explores the ethical considerations surrounding research on echinoderms, a group of invertebrates that has recently garnered attention in the scientific community. The importance of responsible animal handling and the need for an ethical framework that encompasses echinoderms are...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Invertebrate, Other Invertebrate

Citation: Crespi-Abril, A. C., Rubilar, T. 2023. Ethical considerations for echinoderms: New initiatives in welfare. Animals 13(21), 3377.

Fish welfare in aquaculture: Physiological and immunological activities for diets, social and spatial stress on mediterranean aqua cultured species

Welfare assessment currently is less well-characterized for aquatic animals and the classical methodologies used for terrestrial animals are not adequate to improve our knowledge about fish well-being. Among different approaches, the status of organism responses can be carried out using...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Dara, M., Carbonara, P., La Corte, C. et al. 2023. Fish welfare in aquaculture: Physiological and immunological activities for diets, social and spatial stress on mediterranean aqua cultured species. Fishes 8(8), 414.

Severity classification of laboratory animal procedures in two Belgian academic institutions

According to the EU Directive 2010/63, all animal procedures must be classified as non-recovery, mild, moderate or severe. Several examples are included in the Directive to help in severity classification. Since the implementation of the Directive, different publications and guidelines...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: De Vleeschauwer, S., Lambaerts, K., Hernot, S. et al. 2023. Severity classification of laboratory animal procedures in two Belgian academic institutions. Animals 13(16), 2581.

Post-mortem extracorporeal membrane oxygenation perfusion rat model: A feasibility study

The development of biomedical soft- or hardware frequently includes testing in animals. However, large efforts have been made to reduce the number of animal experiments, according to the 3Rs principle. Simultaneously, a significant number of surplus animals are euthanized without...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Deininger, M. M., Benner, C.-F., Strudthoff, L. J. et al. 2023. Post-mortem extracorporeal membrane oxygenation perfusion rat model: A feasibility study. Animals 13(22), 3532.

Dolphin welfare assessment under professional care: ‘Willingness to Participate’, an indicator significantly associated with six potential ‘alerting factors

In dolphinaria, dolphins and their trainers build relationships and bonds due to the nature, closeness and repeatability of their interactions, hence training sessions are deemed appropriate to evaluate dolphin welfare. Qualitative Behavioural Assessments (QBAs) have been used to study human–animal...

Year Published: 2020Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Marine Mammal

Citation: Delfour, F., Monreal-Pawlowsky, T., Vaicekauskaite, R. et al. 2020. Dolphin welfare assessment under professional care: ‘Willingness to Participate', an indicator significantly associated with six potential ‘alerting factors.' Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 1(1), 42–60.

Effect of environmental exposure to a maternally-learned odorant on anxiety-like behaviors at weaning in mice

Early sensory experience, such as exposure to maternal or other environmental factors, is considered to influence neurocognitive development and behaviors. In many species, exposure to odorants during pregnancy or lactation impacts the morpho-functional development of the olfactory circuitry with changes...

Year Published: 2020Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Environmental Enrichment, Rearing & WeaningAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Dewaele, A., Badonnel, K., Persuy, M.-A. et al. 2020. Effect of environmental exposure to a maternally-learned odorant on anxiety-like behaviors at weaning in mice. Animal Cognition 23(5), 881–891.

Nesting behavior is associated with body weight and grip strength loss in mice suffering from experimental arthritis

Objective animal health evaluation is essential to determine welfare and discomfort in preclinical in vivo research. Body condition scores, body weight, and grimace scales are commonly used to evaluate well-being in murine rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis experiments. However, nest-building,...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Dietrich, T., Aigner, A., Hildebrandt, A. et al. 2023. Nesting behavior is associated with body weight and grip strength loss in mice suffering from experimental arthritis. Scientific Reports 13(1), 23087.