Research publications on Farm Animal Welfare
A key aim of the Animal Welfare Standards Project has been to support regional capacity building in Animal Welfare through the growth of professional and scientific expertise. Under 6 key Animal Welfare themes, a series of collaborative research programs were established and carried out. In conjunction with academics at leading agricultural research universities in China, postgraduate students received specialist training and mentorship in animal welfare science, carrying out nationally relevant and high impact research.
Research Themes
1. Animal welfare in the livestock industry and in our society, here.
2. Animal welfare in chicken and egg production, here.
3. Animal welfare in dairy cows, here.
4. Animal welfare in fish production, here.
5. Animal welfare in sheep production, here.
6. Animal welfare during transport and slaughter, here.
Research on Animal Welfare in the Livestock Industry and Our Society
Use of “demonstration farm” videos to affect attitude change toward animal welfare on beef, egg, and fish farms in China.
Yifei Yang, Tianxu Liu, Danielle Nilsson, Kate Hartcher, Hao-Yu Shih, Zhong-Hong Wu, Zhong-Ying Liu, Michelle Sinclair, Xochitl Samayoa, Kate Henning, and Kris Descovich.
Published May 2023, click here to read.
Chinese Public Attitudes towards, and Knowledge of, Animal Welfare.
Francesca Carnovale, Xiao Jin, David Arney, Kris Descovich, Wenliang Guo, Binlin Shi
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published March 2021, click here to read.
Farm Animal Welfare Science in China—A Bibliometric Review of Chinese Literature.
Michelle Sinclair, Yu Zhang, Kris Descovich
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published March 2020, click here to read.
Attitudes of Pig and Poultry Industry Stakeholders in Guandong Province, China, to Animal Welfare and Farming Systems.
Michelle Sinclair, Wang Yan and Clive JC Phillips. Published October 2019,
click here to read.
Motivations for Industry Stakeholders in China, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia
to Improve Livestock Welfare.
Michelle Sinclair, Zulkifli Idrus, Duong van Nhiem, Suporn Katawatin, Brendon Todd, Georgette Leah Burns, and Clive JC Phillips.
Published July 2019, click here to read.
Asian Livestock Industry Leaders’ Perceptions of the Importance of, and
Solutions for, Animal Welfare Issues.
Michelle Sinclair and Clive JC Phillips.
Published June 2019, click here to read.
The Benefits of Improving Animal Welfare from the Perspective of Livestock Stakeholders across Asia.
Michelle Sinclair, Claire Fryer
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published March 2019, click here to read.
Turning Intentions into Animal Welfare Improvement in the Asian Livestock Sector.
Michelle Sinclair, John M Morton and
Clive JC Phillips.
Published October 2018, click here to read.
Key Tenets of Operational Success in International Animal Welfare Initiatives.
Michelle Sinclair and Clive JC Phillips.
Published June 2018, click here to read.
The Cross-Cultural Importance of Animal Protection and Other World Social Issues’.
Michelle Sinclair and Clive JC Phillips.
Published July 2017,
click here to read.
The impact of stakeholders’ role within the livestock industry on their attitudes to livestock welfare in SE and E Asia.
Michelle Sinclair, Sarah Zito
and Clive JC Phillips.
click here to read.
Attitudes of students from southeast and east Asian countries to slaughter and transport of livestock.
Rebecca Ling, Zulkifli Idrus, Pongchan Na_Lampang, Duong van Nhiem, Wang Yan
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published August 2016, click here to read.
Research on Animal Welfare in Chicken and Egg Production
The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Farm Profitability in Cage and Free-Range Housing Systems for Laying Hens in China.
Shuai He, Jiao Lin, Qiongyu Jin, Xiaohan Ma, Zhongying Liu, Hui Chen, Ji Ma, Huancheng Zhang, Kris Descovich, Clive JC Phillips, Kate Hartcher and Zhonghong Wu.
Published August 2022, click here to read.
Sodium butyrate reduces ammonia emissions through glutamate metabolic pathways in cecal microorganisms of laying hens.
Zhikang Zhonga, Chao Wanga, Huaidan Zhang, Jiandui Mi, Juan Boo Liang, Xindi Liao,
Yinbao Wu, and Yan Wang.
Published March 2022, click here to read.
Research on Animal Welfare in Dairy Cows
Effect of Peanut Shell and Rice Husk Bedding for Dairy Cows: An Analysis of Material Properties and Colostrum Microbiota.
Pengtao Li, Tong Fu, Amin Cai, Kris Descovich, Hongxia Lian, Tengyun Gao
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published February 2022, click here to read.
A Comparison of Rice Husks and Peanut Shells as Bedding Materials on Dairy Cows’ Preferences, Behaviour, and Health.
Pengtao Li, Amin Cai, Kris Descovich, Tong Fu, Hongxia Lian, Tengyun Gao
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published June 2021, click here to read.
Research on Animal Welfare in Fish Production
Knowledge of, and Attitudes towards, Live Fish Transport among Aquaculture Industry Stakeholders in China: A Qualitative Study.
Yifei Yang,Tingyun Wang, Clive JC Phillips, Qingjun Shao, Edward Narayan
and Kris Descovich.
Published September 2021, click here to read.
Impact of underwater noise on the growth, physiology and behavior of Micropterus salmoides in industrial recirculating aquaculture systems.
Shengyu Hang, Jian Zhao, Baimin Ji, Haijun Li, Yadong Zhang, Zequn Peng, Fan Zhou,
Xueyan Ding and Zhangying Ye.
Published December 2021, click here to read.
Emerging indicators of fish welfare in aquaculture.
Michelle Orietta Barreto, Sonia Rey Planellas, Yifei Yang, Clive Phillips and Kris Descovich.
Published August 2021, click here to read.
Research on Animal Welfare in Sheep Production
The Effects of Vehicle Type, Transport Duration and Pre-Transport Feeding on the Welfare of Sheep Transported in Low Temperatures.
Francesca Carnovale, Xiao Jin, Binlin Shi, Tanel Kaart, David Arney and Clive J.C. Phillips.
Published June 2021, click here to read.
Research on Animal Welfare during Transport and Slaughter
The Effect of Animal Welfare Training on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Abattoir Stakeholders in China.
Kris Descovich, Xiaofei Li, Michelle Sinclair, Yan Wang and Clive JC Phillips.
Published November 2019, click here to read.
Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries.
Michelle Sinclair, Zulkifli Idrus, Georgette Leah Burns, Clive JC Phillips.
Published May 2019, click here to read.
Knowledge of Stakeholders in the Livestock Industries of East and Southeast Asia about Welfare during Transport and Slaughter and Its Relation to Their Attitudes to Improving Animal Welfare.
Ihab Erian, Michelle Sinclair, Clive JC Phillips.
Published March 2019, click here to read.
Perception of animal welfare issues during Chinese transport and slaughter of livestock by a sample of stakeholders in the industry.
Xiaofei Li, Sarah Zito, Michelle Sinclair
and Clive JC Phillips.
Published June 2018, click here to read.
Attitudes of stakeholders to animal welfare during slaughter and transport in SE and E Asia.
Michelle Sinclair, Sarah Zito, Zulkifli Idrus, Wang Yan, Duong van Nhiem, Pongchan Na_Lampang and Clive JC Phillips.
Published November 2017, click here to read
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