ArticleThe Journal of agricultural science2023
Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health, and behaviour.
Article in The Journal of agricultural science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Inferring associations among behavior, hormonal, neurotransmitter and IgA responses of dairy cows housed in automatic milking systems.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- Perceived Effects of Agri-Environmental Management Practices on Public Good Delivery.Environmental management · 2026Article
- Environmental Variables in the Mexican Tropics and Their Relationship to Management and Welfare in Crossbreed Zebu Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Animal welfare and farming systems synergistically influence beef cattle health: Evidence from Northern Thailand.Veterinary world · 2025Article
- The Welfare of Cattle in Different Housing Systems.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Literature review of the use of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment with a fixed list of terms.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Housed feeding improves rumen health by influencing the composition of the microbiota in Honghe cattle.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Animal welfare encompasses all aspects of an animal's life and the interactions between animals. Consequently, welfare must be measured across a variety of factors that consider aspects such as health, behaviour, and mental state. Decisions regarding housing and grazing are central to farm management. In this study, two beef cattle systems and their herds were compared from weaning to slaughter across numerous indicators. One herd ("HH") were continuously housed, the other ("HG") were housed only during winter. Inspections of animals were conducted to assess body condition, cleanliness, diarrhoea, hairlessness, nasal discharge, and ocular discharge. Hair and nasal mucus samples were taken for quantification of cortisol and serotonin. Qualitative behaviour assessments (QBA) were also conducted and performance monitored. Physical health indicators were similar between herds with the exception of nasal discharge which was more prevalent in HH (
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