Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 253, С. 105658 - 105658
Опубликована: Май 28, 2022
Язык: Английский
Neotropical Entomology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 52(1), С. 5 - 10
Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2023
Abstract The world is facing an incoming global protein shortage due to existing malnutrition and further rapid increases in population size. It will however be difficult greatly expand traditional methods of production such as cattle, chicken pig farming, space limitations environmental costs deforestation. As a result, alternative sources that require less fewer resources, insects other invertebrates, are being sought. Neotropics key area focus given the widespread prevalence entomophagy developing animal welfare regulations. Unlike vertebrate livestock however, insect “minilivestock” typically not protected by This despite fact evidence mounting possess “personalities”, may experience affective states analogous emotions feel something like pain. In this forum article, we highlight discrepancy, outline some emerging research on topic identify areas for future research. There various empirical ethical questions must addressed urgently while farming ramped up around globe. Finally, describe benefits also potential regulation welfare.
Язык: Английский
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Animals, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(5), С. 807 - 807
Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2023
Gradually, concern for the welfare of aquatic invertebrates produced on a commercial/industrial scale is crossing boundaries science and becoming demand other societal actors. The objective this paper to propose protocols assessing Penaeus vannamei during stages reproduction, larval rearing, transport, growing-out in earthen ponds discuss, based literature review, processes perspectives associated with development application on-farm shrimp protocols. Protocols were developed four five domains animal welfare: nutrition, environment, health, behaviour. indicators related psychology domain not considered separate category, proposed indirectly assessed domain. For each indicator, corresponding reference values defined field experience, apart from three possible scores experience continuum positive (score 1) very negative 3). It likely that non-invasive methods measuring farmed welfare, such as those here, will become standard tool farms laboratories it increasingly challenging produce without considering their throughout production cycle.
Язык: Английский
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Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 173 - 196
Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2025
Abstract This chapter addresses the challenge of measuring consciousness. Consciousness does not seem to fit into standard scientific picture world. As such, it has been largely ignored across and scientifically minded fields. begun change in recent years. Using consciousness cephalopods as its example, this “distribution question,” question which animals are conscious first place. We need measures that can identify animals. However, candidate theories all still extremely uncertain contentious. The suggests a way thinking about their relation theory help further development these even we develop attempt learn conscious.
Язык: Английский
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animal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 101501 - 101501
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
While insects are already the largest group of terrestrial food and feed livestock animals in terms absolute number individuals, insect farming industry is expected to continue growing rapidly order meet nutritional demands human population during 21st century. Accordingly, consumers, producers, legislators, industry-adjacent researchers have expressed interest further research assessment farmed welfare. Operational indicators animal welfare those that can be used putatively assess absence true affective state (e.g., valenced/emotional state) commonly for vertebrate species; however, significant behavioral physiological differences between vertebrates means these must examined their correctness, usefulness, feasibility prior use with livestock. The most valuable operational would (1) correctly correspond insect's putative state; (2) provide useful information about what affecting welfare; (3) feasible deployment at a large scale on farms. As there many possible could researched insects, evaluating likely feasibility, usefulness will allow prioritize which investigate first Thus, this review, we explore whether or somatic welfare, including whole-body, immune, neurobiological, respiratory/cardiac indicators, may correct, feasible, assessing We review systems, as well any existing, welfare-relevant data from closely related insects. end by proposing priority list physiological, correctly, usefully, feasibly guide indicator validation priorities scientists.
Язык: Английский
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PROTOPLASMA, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 258(2), С. 239 - 248
Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2020
Abstract Plants have a rich variety of interactions with their environment, including adaptive responses mediated by electrical signaling. This has prompted claims that information processing in plants is similar to animals and, hence, are conscious, intelligent organisms. In several recent reports, the facts general anesthetics cause lose sensory and behaviors been taken as support for such beliefs. These lipophilic substances, however, alter multiple molecular, cellular, systemic functions almost every organism. humans other complex brains, they eliminate experience pain disrupt consciousness. The question therefore arises: do feel consciousness? this review, we discuss what can be learned from effects plants. For this, describe mechanisms structural prerequisites sensations show lack neural anatomy all would indicate pain. By explaining ubiquitous diverse anesthetics, whether these substances provide any empirical or logical evidence “plant consciousness” it makes sense study on purpose. both cases, answer resounding no.
Язык: Английский
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 564, С. 37 - 42
Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2020
Язык: Английский
Процитировано
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Animal Sentience, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 6(31)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021
This target article has three parts. The first briefly reviews the thinking about nonhuman animals' sentience in Western canon: what we might know their capacity for feeling, leading up to Bentham's famous question "can they suffer?" second part sketches modern development of animal welfare science and role that animal-sentience considerations have played therein. third describes launching, by Compassion World Farming, efforts incorporate language into public policy regulations concerning human treatment animals.
Язык: Английский
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Animal Sentience, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 7(32)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
Most commentaries on our target article broadly support approach to evaluating evidence of animal sentience. In this Response, we clarify the framework's purpose and address criticisms criteria. A recurring theme is that a framework synthesise current sentience not same as an agenda for future directions in research. Although are valuable, aims evaluate existing inform welfare legislation.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 7(5), С. 573 - 584
Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2020
The recent interest in using insects as food and feed is based on their capacity to be a sustainable alternative other protein sources. When farmed mini livestock, the question raised whether they are ‘sentient beings’ (self-conscious)? In researching this topic, problem that humans often expect animals have same subjective experience we do (anthropomorphic) consider themselves centre of universe (anthropocentric). We discuss insects’ sentience by looking at brain, behaviour, communicative abilities. miniature brains seem arranged very efficient functional way due long evolutionary history. As for capable social associative learning. Even dopamine, neurotransmitter involved reward pleasure, plays role. Human communication mainly verbal, while means information exchange more important, such tactile, chemical, visual, vibrational. distinction needs made between nociception pain, latter being an emotional experience. It difficult prove can although large repertoire withdrawal defensive behavioural responses. philosophical attitudes deal with how view relations humans. This also determines ethical attitude should treat them. Are just there our benefit or them co-animals? Insects requires many must killed. However, number killed may not different when one chooses plant-based diet. concluded precautionary principle, which assumes pain. To consequences industry sector produces feed, used Brambell’s five freedoms framework.
Язык: Английский
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Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 5, 2023
Abstract This volume is the natural follow-up to Arthur Reber’s 2019 book, The First Minds: Caterpillars, ‘Karyotes, and Consciousness (TFM). In that earlier work, Cellular Basis of (CBC) theory was developed based on a number efforts published in variety journals between 1997 as well talks, colloquia, presentations at conferences. core proposition TFM life mind are co-terminous. All organisms, all species extant extinct, sentient. have an existentially secure consciousness—without which they would been evolutionary dead-ends, unable survive chaotic, dangerous environment first appeared. And, importantly, forms sentience, cognitive functioning right up including those expressed by humans, evolved from original expression consciousness birth prokaryotes. unicellular widely accepted, foundational principle biological social sciences. CBC simply applies same sentience.
Язык: Английский
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