TY - BOOK ID - 64931106 TI - Positive Aspects of Animal Welfare PY - 2020 SN - 3039285335 3039285327 PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - positive indicators KW - animal welfare KW - term list KW - recognition KW - welfare KW - Felis catus KW - enrichment KW - pigs KW - free-farrowing KW - contact KW - circadian rhythm KW - dairy cows KW - sow KW - qualitative research KW - positive emotions KW - ear posture KW - emotions KW - welfare assessment protocol KW - valence KW - cattle KW - phonetics KW - maternal care KW - buffaloes KW - mother–offspring KW - positive animal welfare indicators KW - quality of life KW - qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) KW - farm size KW - arousal KW - free elicitation narrative interviewing KW - emotional state KW - housing KW - ruminants KW - farmer knowledge KW - happiness KW - nosing KW - five domains KW - piglet KW - sheep KW - organic KW - cat behavior KW - observer reliability KW - eye white KW - goats KW - immunoglobulin A KW - critical review KW - positive animal welfare KW - calves KW - saliva KW - farmer attitudes KW - behaviour KW - positive welfare KW - positive affective engagement UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:64931106 AB - Comfort during resting, half-closed eyes when feeding on highly palatable feed, or vigorous tail wagging when being brushed are some of the positive indicators that can be used to evaluate the quality of the environment in which domestic animals live. This has been a radical shift from the past as, until now, the welfare assessment on farms has meant assessing negative indicators, namely the number of lame animals, presence of lesions, or frequency of agonistic behaviours. However, the latest research confirms that the absence of a problem or of suffering does not necessarily imply that the animals are experiencing a good life and that their level of welfare is high. To guarantee high welfare standards, animals should experience positive conditions that allow them to live a “life worth living”, and positive indicators are needed to identify these conditions. This Special Issue focuses on the development and validation of indicators of positive welfare or on the refinement of the existing ones, as well as on the identification of suitable living conditions for providing positive welfare to farmed and companion animals. ER -