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Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the "Five Freedoms" towards "A Life Worth Living" by Mellor, David J

“…The Five Freedoms have had major impact on animal welfare thinking internationally. However, despite clear initial statements that the words 'freedom from'…”
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Operational Details of the Five Domains Model and Its Key Applications to the Assessment and Management of Animal Welfare by Mellor, David J

“…In accord with contemporary animal welfare science understanding, the Five Domains Model has a significant focus on subjective experiences, known as affects,…”
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Sexting prevalence and correlates: A systematic literature review by Klettke, Bianca, Hallford, David J., Mellor, David J.

“…Despite considerable controversy and speculation regarding sexting behaviour and its associated risks, to date there has been no integration and analysis of…”
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The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare by Mellor, David J., Beausoleil, Ngaio J., Littlewood, Katherine E., McLean, Andrew N., McGreevy, Paul D., Jones, Bidda, Wilkins, Cristina

“…Throughout its 25-year history, the Five Domains Model for animal welfare assessment has been regularly updated to include at each stage the latest…”
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Mouth Pain in Horses: Physiological Foundations, Behavioural Indices, Welfare Implications, and a Suggested Solution by Mellor, David J

“…A proposition addressed here is that, although bitted horses are viewed by many equestrians as being largely free of bit-related mouth pain, it seems likely…”
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Welfare-aligned Sentience: Enhanced Capacities to Experience, Interact, Anticipate, Choose and Survive by Mellor, David J

“…The focus of this opinion is on the key features of sentience in animals which can experience different states of welfare, encapsulated by the new term…”
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Moving beyond the "Five Freedoms" by Updating the "Five Provisions" and Introducing Aligned "Animal Welfare Aims" by Mellor, David J

“…Although the Five Freedoms paradigm has been very influential in shaping animal welfare thinking for the last two decades, it has two key disadvantages. First,…”
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A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses ( Equus Ferus Caballus ) as an Example by Harvey, Andrea M, Beausoleil, Ngaio J, Ramp, Daniel, Mellor, David J

“…Knowledge of the welfare status of wild animals is vital for informing debates about the ways in which we interact with wild animals and their habitats…”
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Preparing for Life After Birth: Introducing the Concepts of Intrauterine and Extrauterine Sensory Entrainment in Mammalian Young by Mellor, David J

“…Presented is an updated understanding of the development of sensory systems in the offspring of a wide range of terrestrial mammals, the prenatal exposure of…”
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An Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Process for Zoos by Sherwen, Sally L, Hemsworth, Lauren M, Beausoleil, Ngaio J, Embury, Amanda, Mellor, David J

“…There is a growing interest and need for zoos to develop and implement welfare assessment tools that are practical to use and provide meaningful results that…”
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Review of the Foundational Knowledge Required for Assessing Horse Welfare by Harvey, Andrea M, Ramp, Daniel, Mellor, David J

“…A detailed understanding of what is usual for a species under optimal conditions is critical for identifying and interpreting different features of body…”
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Mental Experiences in Wild Animals: Scientifically Validating Measurable Welfare Indicators in Free-Roaming Horses by Harvey, Andrea M, Beausoleil, Ngaio J, Ramp, Daniel, Mellor, David J

“…The mental experiences of animals are what characterises their welfare status. The Five Domains Model for assessing welfare aligns with the understanding that…”
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Tail Docking of Canine Puppies: Reassessment of the Tail's Role in Communication, the Acute Pain Caused by Docking and Interpretation of Behavioural Responses by Mellor, David J

“…Laws, regulations and professional standards increasingly aim to ban or restrict non-therapeutic tail docking in canine puppies. These constraints have usually…”
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Forensic Use of the Five Domains Model for Assessing Suffering in Cases of Animal Cruelty by Ledger, Rebecca A, Mellor, David J

“…Conceptual frameworks for understanding animal welfare scientifically are widely influential. An early "biological functioning" framework still influences…”
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Effects of noxious stimuli on the electroencephalogram of anaesthetised chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) by McIlhone, Amanda E, Beausoleil, Ngaio J, Kells, Nikki J, Mellor, David J, Johnson, Craig B

“…The reliable assessment and management of avian pain is important in the context of animal welfare. Overtly expressed signs of pain vary substantially between…”
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"Feelings and Fitness" Not "Feelings or Fitness"-The Raison d'être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives by Beausoleil, Ngaio J, Mellor, David J, Baker, Liv, Baker, Sandra E, Bellio, Mariagrazia, Clarke, Alison S, Dale, Arnja, Garlick, Steve, Jones, Bidda, Harvey, Andrea, Pitcher, Benjamin J, Sherwen, Sally, Stockin, Karen A, Zito, Sarah

“…Increasingly, human activities, including those aimed at conserving species and ecosystems (conservation activities) influence not only the survival and…”
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Use of Remote Camera Traps to Evaluate Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Individual Free-Roaming Wild Horses by Harvey, Andrea M, Morton, John M, Mellor, David J, Russell, Vibeke, Chapple, Rosalie S, Ramp, Daniel

“…We previously developed a Ten-Stage Protocol for scientifically assessing the welfare of individual free-roaming wild animals using the Five Domains Model. The…”
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Changes in the Welfare of an Injured Working Farm Dog Assessed Using the Five Domains Model by Littlewood, Katherine E, Mellor, David J

“…The present structured, systematic and comprehensive welfare evaluation of an injured working farm dog using the Five Domains Model is of interest in its own…”
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Evaluating the Behavioural Responses of Healthy Newborn Calves to a Thoracic Squeeze by Holdsworth, Sophia E, Kells, Nikki J, Vallée, Emilie, Ward, Neil, Mellor, David J, Beausoleil, Ngaio J

“…A thoracic squeeze has been observed to cause low-vigour neonates of various farmed mammal species, including calves, to enter a state of reduced…”
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Characterisation of the Behavioural Effects of a Thoracic Squeeze in Healthy Newborn Piglets by Holdsworth, Sophia E., Kells, Nikki J., Chidgey, Kirsty L., Vallée, Emilie, Ward, Neil, Mellor, David J., Beausoleil, Ngaio J.

“…A thoracic squeeze has been observed to cause both healthy and low vigour neonatal foals to enter a ‘less-responsive state’, characterised by loss of posture,…”
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