ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
MyFishCheck: A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. 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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- Fish welfare in a changing world: New developments and current challenges.Journal of fish biology · 2026Review
- Semantic modelling of animal welfare explained - Part 2: The basis of welfare weighting and usage of scientific information.Archives animal breeding · 2026Article
- Semantic modelling of animal welfare explained - Part 1: Calculating overall welfare scores for husbandry systems using the ANyWEL model framework.Archives animal breeding · 2026Article
- Using machine learning to predict anesthetic dose in fish: a case study using nutmeg oil.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- A review of existing scientific literature on welfare assessment of farmed species applied in commercial practice: identification of strengths, weaknesses, and areas for further development.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Assessment of Tilapia (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Improving welfare assessment in aquaculture.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Looking beyond the Shoal: Fish Welfare as an Individual Attribute.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Growth and Welfare of Rainbow Trout (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
Welfare in animal husbandry includes considerations of biology, ethics, ecology, law and economics. These diverse aspects must be translated into common quantifiable parameters and applicable methods to objectively assess welfare in animals. To assist this process in the field of aquaculture, where such methods are largely missing, we developed a model to assess fish welfare. A network of information was created to link needs, i.e., fundamental requirements for welfare, with parameters, i.e., quantifiable aspects of welfare. From this ontology, 80 parameters that are relevant for welfare, have practicable assessment methods and deliver reliable results were selected and incorporated into a model. The model, named MyFishCheck, allows the evaluation of welfare in five distinct modules: farm management, water quality, fish group behaviour, fish external and fish internal appearance, thereby yielding five individual grades categorising welfare ranging from critical, to poor, to acceptable, and good. To facilitate the use of the model, a software application was written. With its adaptability to different fish species, farming systems, regulations and purposes as well as its user-friendly digital version, MyFishCheck is a next step towards improved fish welfare assessment and provides a basis for ongoing positive developments for the industry, the farmers and the fish.
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