OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Welfare is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Play and welfare in domestic cats: Current knowledge and future directions	17
Improving hen welfare on cage-free egg farms in Asia: Egg producers’ perspectives	15
Your happiness or mine: Influence of affective states and level of contact on public perceptions of elephant tourism	14
Is a mounted award ceremony in equestrian sport relevant to animal welfare?	12
Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats	12
Mental Health and Well-being in Animals, Second Edition Edited by FD McMillan (2019). Published by CABI, Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK. 384 pages Hardback (ISBN: 9781786393401). Price	11
Cortisol is not enough: A complex stress reaction in tethered goats	10
The Slaughter of Farmed Animals: Practical Ways of Enhancing Animal Welfare - Edited by T Grandin and M Cockram (2020). Published by CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK. 336 pages Paperback (ISBN:	9
Studying Primates: How to Design, Conduct and Report Primatological Research - JM Setchell (2019). Published by Cambridge University Press, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8BS, UK. 362 pages Paperback	9
EFSA Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle at slaughter	9
Halal Slaughter of Livestock: Animal Welfare Science, History and Politics of Religious Slaughter - Awal Fuseini (2023). Animal Welfare Series, Volume 22. Eds Clive Phillips and Moira Harris. Publish	8
AWF volume 30 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	8
Current attitudes and self-rated abilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina veterinarians toward pain recognition and quantification in domestic animals	7
Does tail docking prevent Cochliomyia hominivorax myiasis in sheep? A six-year retrospective cohort study	7
An assessment of animal welfare impacts in wild Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) management	7
Validation of complementary non-invasive tools for stress assessment in spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)	6
Identifying areas of animal welfare concern in different production stages in Danish pig herds using the Danish Animal Welfare Index (DAWIN)	6
Life in a fishbowl: Space and environmental enrichment affect behaviour of Betta splendens	6
Tamoxifen exacerbates morbidity and mortality in male mice receiving medetomidine anaesthesia	6
Predictors of successful diversion of cats and dogs away from animal shelter intake: Analysis of data from a self-rehoming website	6
Unforeseen consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Increased frequency of kite-string injuries in magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil	6
A One Welfare approach to identify socioeconomic vulnerability in families during investigations into companion animal abuse in Pinhais, Brazil	6
Evaluation of consistency over time of the use of the Animal Welfare Indicators protocol for horses	5
The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare	5
Connecting farmer mental health with cow health and welfare on dairy farms using robotic milking systems	5

As a mature scientific discipline animal welfare must be subject to debate and opinion	5
Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of bonobo emotional expressivity across observer groups and zoo housing environments	5
An effective environmental enrichment framework for the continual improvement of production animal welfare	5
A systematic approach to defining and verifying descriptors used in the Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of sows	5
On-farm culling methods used for pigs	5
Do you see the same cat that I see? Relationships between Qualitative Behaviour Assessment and indicators traditionally used to assess temperament in domestic cats	5
Life beyond a jar: Effects of tank size and furnishings on the behaviour and welfare of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)	5
Can eye surface temperature be used to indicate a stress response in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)?	5
An update on halal slaughter: Current methods and ongoing research on halal meat production techniques and their implications for animal welfare	5
Use of an expert elicitation methodology to compare welfare impacts of two approaches for blood sampling European badgers (Meles meles) in the field	5
Caring practices of pet cat and dog owners in Northern Ireland vs potential implications for animals’ health and welfare	5
Equipment-related wounds and associated risk factors in working equids of the Oromia national regional state in Ethiopia	4
“AWECoP has made my teaching experience so much better!” – Creating community and improving teaching practice through an Animal Welfare Education Community of Practice (AWECoP)	4
Physiological and behavioural assessments of stress levels in owls housed at owl cafes	4
Electric shock control of farmed animals: Welfare review and ethical critique	4
The 3Rs principles and genetic pain disenhancement	4
Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach – CORRIGENDUM	4
Single vs multiple cat adoptions: A trade-off between longer adoption times and social bonding in shelter cats	4
On the use of body mass measures in severity assessment in laboratory passerine birds	4
Less activity means improved welfare? How pair housing influences pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) behaviour	4
A comparison of the welfare of free-ranging native pony herds on common land with those used for conservation grazing in the UK	4
That brachycephalic look: Infant-like facial appearance in short-muzzled dog breeds	4
The effect of providing a greater freedom of movement through periodic exercise on the welfare and stress physiology of stall-housed gestating sows and	4
Pre-exposure via wire-mesh partition reduces intraspecific aggression in male, wild-type Norway rats	3
Zoo Studies: Living Collections, Their Animals and Visitors - PA Rees (2023). Published by Cambridge University Press, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8EA, UK. 476 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-11085660	3
Why workshops work: Examining the efficacy of training trainers to train goats	3
Routine handling does not lead to chronic stress in captive green anole (Anolis carolinensis)	3
Pekin ducks are motivated to lay in their preferred nest substrate	3
The relative effectiveness of two expanding bullet designs in young harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): A randomised controlled field study in the Norwegian harp seal hunt	3
Practical, effective and safer: Placing traps above ground is an improved capture method for the critically endangered ngwayir (western ringtail possum; Pseudocheirus occidentalis)	3
Evaluating enrichment use in group-housed rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): A machine learning approach	3
How might the public contribute to the discussion on cattle welfare? Perspectives of veterinarians and animal scientists	3
Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles, Second Edition - Edited by C Warwick, PC Arena and GM Burghart (2023). Published by Springer, Cham, Switzerland. 638 pages eBook (ISBN: 978-3-030-86012-7), Hard	3
Are there risk factors commonly observed on Australian farms where the welfare of livestock is poor?	3
Rubber net mesh reduces scale loss during routine handling of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)	3
The significance of shooting angle in seal shooting	3
Moral Awareness and Animal Welfare - D Lamb (2022). Published by Ethics International Press Ltd, Carlton House, Bradford BD1 4NS, UK. 376 pages. Hardback (ISBN: 978-1-80441-024-0). Price £79.99.	3
Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals Edited by K Coleman and SJ Schapiro (2022). Published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA. 560 pages Hardback (ISBN: 978-0-367-02923-4). Price £154.55.	2
Broiler Chickens: Welfare in Practice A Butterworth, I de Jong, J Mench, L Berg and M Raj (2021). Published by 5m Publishing, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield S35 1QN, UK. 164 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978	2
AWF volume 31 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	2
Through A Vet's Eyes: How We Can All Choose a Better Life for Animals S Wensley (2022). Published by Gaia, an imprint of Octopus Publishing, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ, UK. 368 pages Hard	2
Assessment of ante mortem welfare indicators and the pathophysiology of captive-bolt trauma in equids at slaughter	2
Early-life enrichment in American mink (Neogale vison): Enrichment of the perinatal environment improves maternal nest building and reduces stereotypic behaviour	2
Validating owner-reporting of feather condition of pet Psittaciformes using photographs	2
Perceptions of animal welfare and exotic pet ownership in China	2
AWF volume 30 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	2
Pigs: Welfare in Practice I Camerlink (2020). Published by 5m Publishing, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield S35, 1QN, UK. 166 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-1789181050). Price £ 14.95.	2
Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals, First Edition Edited by RMA Packer and DG O'Neill (2021). Published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. 418 pages Paperback (ISBN: 9	2
Understanding Animal Abuse and How to Intervene with Children and Young People: A Practical Guide for Professionals Working with People and Animals - Edited by Gilly Mendes Ferreira and Joanne M Willi	2
The relationships between attitudes, personal characteristics and behaviour of stockpeople on dairy goat farms	2

An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices	2
Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science: Essential Principles and Practices, 4th edition Edited by J Hau and SJ Schapiro (2021). Published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA. 994 pages Hardback (IS	2
Working animal welfare and their multidimensional roles on livelihood improvement in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
BSAVA Manual of Practical Veterinary Welfare - Edited by M Rendle and J Hinde-Megarity (2022). Published by BSAVA, Waterwells Business Park, Quedgely, Gloucs GL2 2AB, UK. 264 pages Hardback (ISBN: 978	2
Dogs: Understanding Your Very Best Friend J Bradshaw (2021). Published by Andersen Press, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, UK. 128 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-1839130878). Price £6.15.	2
AWF volume 31 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	2
“We forgot about the donkeys!” An institutional analysis of the shift in animal welfare from direct implementation towards advocacy-based programming	2
Human-animal interactions and machine-animal interactions in animals under human care: A summary of stakeholder and researcher perceptions and future directions	2
Behaviour and welfare of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs used in contact wildlife tourism	2
A systematic review on whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare: A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective	2
Livestock hauler and dairy farmer perspectives about cull dairy cattle transport and cattle transport regulations in British Columbia, Canada	2