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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Application of Citizen Science to Sheep as a Model to Sensitize Young Citizens to Biodiversity, Animal Welfare and the Social Utility of Research.

Sara Moscatelli, Anna Paniccià, Elisa Palmioli, Laura Del Gobbo, Francesca Mercati, Paola Scocco

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sara MoscatelliInternational School of Advanced Studies, PhD Course "One Health" University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Anna PanicciàSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Pontoni 5, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Elisa PalmioliDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences, and Education, PhD Course "Ethics of Communication, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation" University of Perugia, Piazza G. Ermini, 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6233-5346
Laura Del GobboSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Pontoni 5, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Francesca MercatiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8799-1200
Paola ScoccoSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Pontoni 5, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4506-967X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Citizen science activities were performed using sheep as an animal model and involving 252 students aged between 9 and 11 years. The study focused on three pillars: hill/mountain landscape biodiversity, animal welfare and the social utility of research. Two types of tests-"attitude questionnaires" (AQs) and "maximum performance tests" (MPTs)-were administered. The AQ was administered before and at the end of the project to compare the children's sensitivity to the treated topics and to assess their awareness of the project's pillars. For each AQ item children expressed their agreement/disagreement by choosing from five response modes. The MPT aim was to evaluate if children had understood the explained topics by true/false options in respect to a sentence. The correlations between MPT scores and school evaluations for science subjects were analyzed. Among the fifteen AQ items specific to the pillars, four items related to biodiversity, three items related to animal welfare and two items related to the social utility of research, showing a significant difference (

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adipokinesanatomical parametersattitude questionnairebiodiversitycitizen sciencemaximum performance testsheepsustainability

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PMID39858201
PMCPMC11758304

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