The role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming

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dc.creatorDoyle, Rebecca
dc.creatorCampbell, A.J.D.
dc.creatorDione, Michel M.
dc.creatorWoodruff, M.
dc.creatorMuñoz, Camila
dc.creatorAlemayehu, Gezahegn
dc.creatorBerhe, Tsega
dc.creatorKnight-Jones, Theodore J.D.
dc.date2022-07-04
dc.date2022-06-09T15:31:44Z
dc.date2022-06-09T15:31:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:20:10Z
dc.descriptionContext: Animal production plays a critical role in many global challenges around sustainability, including climate change and resilience, One Health and food security. With this role comes pressures on livestock welfare. Aims: This paper demonstrates key contributions animal welfare makes to global sustainability challenges. Methods: This paper highlights ‘win–win’ improvements for both animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability by using the following four case studies: tail docking Australian sheep, agroforestry systems in Ethiopia, the Australian dairy-beef industry, and strategic feeding of goats in Pakistan. Key results: These case studies show how animal welfare can be improved alongside livelihoods. However, even in these win–win situations, the adoption of improved practices is not guaranteed. Conclusions: Long-term, sustained change in animal welfare can simultaneously make in roads to other challenges around sustainability. To do this, we must have a broader understanding of the system in which the animals are raised, so that barriers to change can be identified. Implications: Lessons from these case studies can be applied to other production contexts and challenges, highlighting the universal value of understanding and addressing animal welfare.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119792
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/149230
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDoyle, R.E., Campbell, A.J.D., Dione, M., Woodruff, M., Munoz, C., Alemayehu, G., Berhe, T. and Knight-Jones, T. 2022. The role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming. Animal Production Science 62(11): 937–943.
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectanimal production
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectagroforestry
dc.subjectdairying
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectsmall ruminants
dc.subjectbeef
dc.titleThe role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming
dc.typeJournal Article

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