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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

Farm Animal Welfare Science in China-A Bibliometric Review of Chinese Literature.

Michelle Sinclair, Yu Zhang, Kris Descovich, Clive J C Phillips

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Animal Welfare and the Acknowledgment of Cultural Differences.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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  20. Chinese College Students' Attitudes towards Animal Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michelle SinclairCentre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
Yu ZhangCentre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
Kris DescovichCentre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5149-001X
Clive J C PhillipsCentre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1926-6357

Funding

Open Philanthropy Project Animal Welfare Standards Project
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Farm animal welfare in the People's Republic of China (henceforth, China) is not well represented in the international scientific literature. This may lead researchers, advocates and those with agricultural partnerships in China to assume that animal welfare is not a field of interest there. This study reports a literature review of published pig and poultry welfare research in China using Chinese scientific databases. We aimed to determine which areas of welfare research have recently received academic attention in China. From an understanding of areas being studied, current and emerging priority areas for research could be determined. This study identified 854 academic publications citing pig or chicken welfare in China published between 2008 and 2018. Within these publications, two broader areas of significant attention were addressed in the context of animal welfare; yield and product quality, such as feeding, biosecurity and antimicrobial resistance, including immunity and second, the relationship of animal welfare with the Chinese philosophy of 'ecological agriculture.' Holistic systems were advocated to maximize sustainability and maintain a healthy environment, such as the creation of fermented bedding for pigs. Environmental enrichment was also a focus of attention, demonstrating an interest in animals' mental welfare, which was usually conjectured from their behavior. Few of the articles were translated into English or other languages and therefore most were largely unavailable to the English-speaking global scientific community. This presents an opportunity to provide relevant animal welfare knowledge, which could improve animal welfare globally. China is a global animal trade leader and the home of the largest agricultural industries in the world. An increase in collaboration on animal welfare research and understanding of the advancements that have been made in China, as reviewed in this manuscript, could advance farm animal welfare from a global perspective.

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animal welfareAsiabibliometric reviewChinalivestock productionpigspoultryscience

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PMID32213957
PMCPMC7142485

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