ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Behavioral Methods for Severity Assessment.
Review 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 9 papers.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Refining humane endpoint detection by time-series forecasting and threshold definition using a multivariate severity score.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Advancing preference testing in humans and animals.Behavior research methods · 2025Article
- What must not be named : Facts, emotions and coping strategies to enhance animal welfare in research.EMBO reports · 2025Article
- Interdisciplinary Animal Research Ethics-Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- Robustness of a multivariate composite score when evaluating distress of animal models for gastrointestinal diseases.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Champing at the Bit for Improvements: A Review of Equine Welfare in Equestrian Sports in the United Kingdom.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Evaluation of different types of enrichment - their usage and effect on home cage behavior in female mice.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
It has become mandatory for the application for allowance of animal experimentation to rate the severity of the experimental procedures. In order to minimize suffering related to animal experimentation it is therefore crucial to develop appropriate methods for the assessment of animal suffering. Physiological parameters such as hormones or body weight are used to assess stress in laboratory animals. However, such physiological parameters alone are often difficult to interpret and leave a wide scope for interpretation. More recently, behavior, feelings and emotions have come increasingly into the focus of welfare research. Tests like preference tests or cognitive bias tests give insight on how animals evaluate certain situations or objects, how they feel and what their emotional state is. These methods should be combined in order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the well-being of laboratory animals.
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