Thesis (Ph.D.)--Edith Cowan University, 2006. / Submitted to the Faculty of Regional Professional Studies. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 384-398). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M.A.)--Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2007. / 2 pages are numbered 158. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-158).

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2007. / 2 pages are numbered 158. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-158).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiẗat Kiel, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250).

Welfare aka comfortable life style of animals is a state when an animal is balanced with environment. All requirements are fulfilled for its physical and mental health. If the animal is healthy, we expect all requirements checked. Mentioned requirements of welfare set Webster in 1999. He made up a theory of 5 freedoms which has to follow every breeder to keep physical and mental health of animals. Welfare is doing very well in ZOO, because it keeps all animals needs fulfilled as much as possible. I made questionnaire for visitors to find out interest about welfare in one of unnamed Zoo. There were 200 filled questionnaire during July, August and September of 2017. The target of this work was to find out an interest about animal welfare in certain ZOO. Other target was finding out the most and the least happy animal by visitors.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:35:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-04-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:46:41Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ludtke_cb_dr_botfmvz.pdf: 268234 bytes, checksum: 32c965a0e3e2e008f419d9af28154ad3 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / O efeito do método de embarque e desembarque nas características da qualidade da carne e nos níveis sanguíneos de estresse foi avaliado em suínos provenientes de três linhagens genéticas (A, B, C) comercializadas no Brasil. Um total de 120 suínos machos, pesando em média 115Kg provenientes de três granjas apresentando distância do frigorífico variando de 100 a 120Km foram divididos em seis grupos (n= 20 suínos) e submetidos a dois tipos de veículos para o transporte. O veículo 1 possui um sistema de embarque e desembarque, com carroceria com piso móvel (E1) e o veículo 2 apresenta o embarque e desembarque convencional, com carroceria com piso fixo (E2). Para a avaliação da qualidade da carne utilizou-se as características físico-químicas (pH, cor, perda por exsudação e capacidade de retenção de água) e para os níveis de estresse no sangue, foram determinadas as concentrações de cortisol, lactato e creatina fosfoquinase. Os valores médios obtidos para o pH24h (5,60±0,046 e 5,57±0.046), cor L*24h(41,52±1,256 e 41,21±1,486), perda por exsudação (4,76±0,391 e 4,86±0.391) e capacidade de retenção de água (0,038±0,03 e 0,039±0,003) não demonstraram diferença significativa entre os métodos de embarque e desembarque (E1 e E2) nas genéticas A, B e C. Os dados da incidência de escoriações de pele no pernil (0,59±0,090; 0,531± 0,090), corpo (0,896±0,076; 0,757±0,076) e paleta (0,612±0,050; 0,531±0,050) também não diferiram entre os métodos de embarque e desembarque nas genéticas A, B e C. Constatou-se diferença (p<0,05) na concentração de cortisol entre os métodos de embarque e desembarque (E1 e E2), no entanto, os níveis de lactato e creatina fosfoquinase não diferiram significativamente. Níveis menores de cortisol plasmático (p<0,05) foram encontrados na linhagem genética A, quando comparada a B e C. Conclui-se... / The effect of loading and unloading methods on meat quality and on blood stress levels were evaluated in pigs from three genetic lineage (A, B, C) marketed in Brazil. 120 male pigs, weighing 115Kg on average, from three different farms whose distance from the slaughterhouse ranged from 110Km to 120Km, were divided in 6 groups (n=20 pigs) and subjected to two kinds of vehicle for transport. Vehicle 1 has loading and unloading system, with mobile floor body (E1) and vehicle 2 has conventional loading and unloading system, with fixed floor body (E2). For the evaluation of meat quality, physiochemical characteristics have been used (pH, color, drip loss, water holding capacity) and for blood stress levels, concentrations of cortisol, lactate and creatine phosphoquinase. The obtained results for pH24h (5,60±0,046 and 5,57±0.046), color L*24h(41,52±1,256 and 41,21±1,486), drip loss (4,76±0,391 and 4,86±0.391) and water holding capacity (0,038±0,03 and 0,039±0,003) haven’t shown meaningful difference between the kinds of loading and unloading methods (E1 and E2) on the genetics A, B and C. The data about incidence of skin damage on the ham (0,59±0,090; 0,531± 0,090), body (0,896±0,076; 0,757±0,076) and shoulder blade (0,612±0,050; 0,531±0,050) , have not differed between loading and unloading methods in genetics A, B and C, either. Difference in cortisol concentration (p<0,05) has been found out between loading and unloading methods (E1 and E2). However, lactate and creatine phosphoquinase levels haven’t differed meaningfully. Lower plasmic cortisol levels (p<0,05) were found in genetic lineage A, when compared to B and C. It has been concluded that the loading and unloading methods had effects on stress levels but they were not enough to cause alterations in meat quality.

Voltaire wrote "With great power comes responsibility", a quote which can easily be applied to scientists nowadays whose work effectively shapes the life of billions of living beings, operating through various disciplines from medicine through to ecology. To help scientists working with wild creatures, animal-attached electronic devices, commonly referred to as 'tags', have become indispensable tools, pushing the boundaries into the unimaginable enabling, for instance, information to be sent from animals into space and back via satellites. This 'great power' does indeed come with 'responsibility' however, as evidence piles up of the deleterious effects of tags on their animal carriers. The aim of this doctoral project is to provide scientists with an analytical framework within which to examine the effects of external tags on wild animals with a view to providing guidelines informing best practise in animal tagging. For that purpose, an integrative, multidisciplinary approach was undertaken which, from a theoretical to an experimental level, assessed the impact of tags on birds. With a main focus on marine birds, the results show that tag effects ranged from behavioural aberrations to compromised energetics, ultimately reducing both flying and swimming performance. This impact varied as a function of tag size, mass, shape, position and attachment, as well as being dependent on bird morphology and lifestyle. The length of time to which a bird is exposed to deleterious tag effects appears critical since these effects can snowball over time. Fortunately, and as reported in this thesis, there are simple rules which can be implemented to help minimise tag impact even for long-term studies, mainly through an optimised tag design and innovative attachment system. So, happily, this thesis shows that by careful thinking, we can benefit maximally from our 'great power' and thus ensure that our 'responsibilities' to wild animals are best informed.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-08Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:14:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almeida_lam_me_jabo.pdf: 495255 bytes, checksum: d6d7d873f96a2cd34d98301e1c31627a (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo, observar o panorama das condições de pré-abate de bovinos, as práticas com relação ao bem-estar animal e também fazer um levantamento da percentagem (freqüência de ocorrência) de contusões em carcaça e suas possíveis conseqüências. Para isso, durante o ano de 2004, foram monitorados cinco frigoríficos, sendo aplicados questionários e formulários de monitorações, para conhecer a estrutura e aplicação de procedimentos de pré-abate aos animais. Observou-se que apenas 86,00% dos animais abatidos recebiam atordoamento adequado, com eficiência da insensibilização de 96,00%. Ainda durante o manejo préabate, as quedas dos animais chegaram a 22,00% e as vocalizações ocorreram em até 30,00%. Houve uma média de 70,00% de contusões nos animais monitorados, com um peso médio de 147,11 g retirados de cada animal devido a lesões nas carcaças, o que representou 34.953,34 kg de perdas de carne ao ano. Esses aspectos indicam a importância e a necessidade de reformulação dos conceitos da cadeia produtiva para manter a condição (habilitação) do país como exportador de carne. / The present research had as aim: to observe how were the pre-slaughter conditions of bovines, the practices for animal welfare and also the incidence of bruises in carcass and its possible consequences. For that, during the year of 2004, five slaughterhouses were monitored, being applied questionnaires and monitoring forms to know the structure and application of pre-slaughter procedures to the animals. It was observed that 86,00% of the slaughtered animals just received appropriate stunning, causing efficiency of the insensible animals in 96,00%. Still during the pre-slaughter handling, the falls of the animals were 22,00% and the vocalizations happened in up to 30,00%. There was an average of 70,00% of bruises in the monitored animals, representing an average of 147,11 g retired of each animal due the lesions in the carcasses, that represented 34.953,34 kg of meat losses a year. Those aspects indicate the importance and need of reformulation of productive chain concepts to maintain the meat exporter condition.