Devising & Applying A Welfare Protocol
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Define welfare assessments
A standardised protocol for describing the welfare of an animal or population of animals
What types of measures do welfare assessments use?
Resource based Animal based Quantitative Qualitative Objective Subjective
What are the 6 purposes of welfare assessments?
1) To be able to assess and monitor welfare in a standardised and appropriate way 2) Regular checks to determine any changes the welfare indicators of the individual or the population show 3) Veterinary examination 4) Assurance schemes 5) Scientific investigation 6) Legal requirements
What are the 3 main components of a welfare assessment?
1) Relevant set of welfare indicators 2) A procedure for measuring the indicators 3) They need a procedure for using the welfare assessments findings to make decisions about the welfare state of the animal
True or false Some assessments will be tailored to individual animals, while other assessments will be tailored to animal populations
True
What 6 characteristics does a welfare assessment have?
1) They were all made by an author and/or an organisation 2) They should have an aim and/or purpose 3) They should also have aspects of welfare to capture 4) Welfare assessments also need practical considerations 5) Each welfare assessment needs a specific data collection procedure 6) Each welfare assessment needs a way to develop a final outcome
How do you apply a welfare assessment to a population of animals?
You look at a proportion of the population That proportion of the population will then be used as a representative sample of the entire population to make a generalised assessment of the entire populations welfare state
What 3 things does welfare selection depend on?
1) Species 2) Context of the assessment 3) Time-frame
What’s the first thing you should do when selecting a welfare assessment?
First you need to determine what the welfare assessments aim is This determines which aspects of welfare you’ll want to look at
True or false You can do a broad brush overview of all the welfare states of the animal population
True
True or false You can also look at welfare in a specific way to address a particular issue
True
True or false No single indicator is perfect
True
True or false Together the welfare indicators should create an overall profile of an animals (or group of animals) welfare based on the assessments aim
True
What kind of welfare indicators are needed for acute welfare states?
For acute welfare states you need a welfare indicator that is: Highly responsive Short-lived
What kind of welfare indicators are needed for chronic welfare states?
For chronic welfare states you need a welfare indicator that is: Robust Long-lasting
If you want to use a cross-sectional study for a snapshot of welfare you’ll need to compare your results with what?
A reference If you want to use a cross-sectional study for a snapshot of welfare you’ll need to compare your results with a reference
If you want to use a longitudinal study to assess changes over time you may compare the data to what?
A reference The changes over time between each welfare assessment If you want to use a longitudinal study to assess changes over time you may compare the data with a reference and the changes over time between each welfare assessment
Depending on the aim of the assessment you’ll have what 3 things?
1) Differing indicators to meet the aim 2) Differing labour demands based on the indicator and what needs to happen to ensure they work 3) Differing reliability of the measures in relation to timeframes
It is always important to remember the underlying biology of the indicators in terms of what 3 things?
Predictions of changes you anticipate Timeframe The function of what you’re measuring
What 3 things do you need to be aware of in terms of logistics when selecting a welfare indicator?
You need to be aware of how much time you have You need to be aware of how much money it will cost You need to be aware of how much technical expertise is needed to do the assessment
What 2 things are important when looking at the ethical considerations and relevance when selecting a welfare indicator?
Invasiveness Intrusiveness Causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited
If the indicator is a surgical implantation for scientific research with no other alternatives the indicator would also need to be assessed under what law?
The Animal Scientific Procedures Act
What can intrusive assessments do?
Change behaviour Disrupt behaviour and emotional states Cause fear
If the welfare assessment is intrusive then what needs to be done?
If the assessment is intrusive then the animal needs to be habituated to it This is done to ensure that the data collected is representative of the welfare in the desired context and not representative of how animals welfare is affected by the assessment itself