Construction of an integrated welfare assessment system (MacWel) for Macaques (Macaca spp.) in human husbandry
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Construction of an integrated welfare assessment system (MacWel) for Macaques (Macaca spp.) in human husbandry. / Kirchner, Marlene; Bakker, Jaco.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2015. red. / Claudia A. Szentiks; Anke Schumann. Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 2015.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Construction of an integrated welfare assessment system (MacWel) for Macaques (Macaca spp.) in human husbandry
AU - Kirchner, Marlene
AU - Bakker, Jaco
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The paper describes the construction procedure of an assessment protocol for Macaques (Macaca spp.). The authors have chosen an integrative approach, currently frequently used for the construction of such protocols with a clear preference for animal-based parameters to assess the welfare states of these non-human primate species in human husbandry. In collaboration with researchers of this field valid, reliable and feasible indicators were composed to a holistic assessment protocol; agreement was reached with a Delphi method. The four principles from Welfare Quality were used as definition for Animal Welfare, whereas the 12 corresponding criteria were enriched with additional attributes: Comfortable Lighting, Absence of Noise, Ease of movement and natural habitat. The authors will further proceed with using more experts in a Delphi method for the translation procedure to aggre-gated levels to be able to arrive at an overall score for each assessed facility.
AB - The paper describes the construction procedure of an assessment protocol for Macaques (Macaca spp.). The authors have chosen an integrative approach, currently frequently used for the construction of such protocols with a clear preference for animal-based parameters to assess the welfare states of these non-human primate species in human husbandry. In collaboration with researchers of this field valid, reliable and feasible indicators were composed to a holistic assessment protocol; agreement was reached with a Delphi method. The four principles from Welfare Quality were used as definition for Animal Welfare, whereas the 12 corresponding criteria were enriched with additional attributes: Comfortable Lighting, Absence of Noise, Ease of movement and natural habitat. The authors will further proceed with using more experts in a Delphi method for the translation procedure to aggre-gated levels to be able to arrive at an overall score for each assessed facility.
KW - Animal welfare
KW - Primates
KW - Assessment protocol
KW - Welfare quality
M3 - Article in proceedings
BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2015
A2 - Szentiks, Claudia A.
A2 - Schumann, Anke
PB - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
ER -
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