Behavioural indicators of pain in all species

Question 1

What can behaviour be used to measure?

Answer 1

An animal’s welfare

Question 2

True or False.

No behavioural responses to environmental stimuli can indicate an animal’s capacity to cope with its environment.

Answer 2

False, they do!

Question 3

Is is true that an animal’s ability to cope with a challenging environment, requires the animal to use only a partial amount of their behavioural repertoire?

Answer 3

No, they require their full behavioural repertoire in order to cope + adjust

Question 4

What can positive welfare allow an animal to do within a challenging enivornment?

Answer 4

Cope by having more control over the situation + their environment

Question 5

What 2 type of tests can be performed to assess an animal’s welfare?

Answer 5

1. Avoidance tests
2. Perference tests