Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare

Daniel Mota-Rojas; Donald Maurice Broom; Agustín Orihuela; Antonio Velarde; Fabio Napolitano; María Alonso-Spilsbury

doi:10.31893/jabb.20026

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Abstract

This is a literature review of the effects of humans´ relationships with farm animals on animal productivity and welfare, including the following topics: definition of the concept and description of different tests that have been developed to measure human-animal relationship (HAR). Temperament and tameness, which have been considered as farm animal characteristics that are important in HAR, as are stockperson attitudes. Some international farm animal welfare protocols are also described, together with negative and positive stimuli that affect farm animal welfare and productivity. In addition to some factors affecting the quality of HAR. We conclude that even with improved precision farming and automation: a) a good HAR is still fundamental to improve farm animal welfare with associated health and production benefits and b) with the numerous tests assessing fear of humans, many are not commercially applicable.
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Mota-Rojas, D., Broom, D. M., Orihuela, A., Velarde, A., Napolitano, F., & Alonso-Spilsbury, M. (2020). Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 8(3), 196–205. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.20026

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[7] AWIN (2015c) AWIN Welfare Assessment Protocol for Goats. doi:10.13130/AWIN_goats_2015.

[8] Barnett JL, Hemsworth PH, Jones RB (1993) Behavioral responses of commercially farmed laying hens to humans: evidence of stimulus generalization. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 37:139-146.

[9] Barnett JL, Hemsworth PH, Hennessy DP, McCallum TH, Newmann EA (1994) The effects of modifying the amount of human contact on behavioral, physiological and production responses of laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 41:87-100.

[10] Bertenshaw C, Rowlinson P (2009) Exploring stock managers' perceptions of the human-animal relationship on dairy farms and an association with milk production. Anthrozoos 22:59-69.

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[15] Boivin X, Lensink BJ, Tallet C, Veissier I (2003) Stockmanship and farm animal welfare. Animal Welfare 12:479-92.

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[17] Brajon S, Laforest JP, Bergeron R, Tallet C, Hötzel MJ, Devillers N (2015) Persistency of the piglet's reactivity to the handler following a previous positive or negative experience. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 162:9-19.

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[19] Büttner K, Czycholl I, Basler H, Krieter J (2018) Effects of an intensified human-animal interaction on tail biting in pigs during the rearing period. Journal of Agricultural Science 156:1039-46.

[20] Carbajal S, Orihuela A (2010) Minimal number of conspecifics needed to minimize the stress response of isolated mature ewes. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4:249-255.

[21] Caroprese M, Napolitano F, Mattiello S, Fthenakis GC, Ribó O, Sevi A (2016) On-farm welfare monitoring of small ruminants. Small Ruminant Research 135:20-25.

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