Welfare Indicators - Behaviour

Question 1

What is normal behaviour?

Answer 1

in terms of domestic species natural behavioural characteristics

Question 2

What is abnormal behaviour?

Answer 2

As away from the natural norm; not-natural
- not seen in free-living domestic individuals (only in captivity)
- differs fundamentally from the behaviour of free-living individuals
OR
As away from the statistical norm in current housing/settings; unusual

Question 3

What is the meaning of ethogram?

Answer 3

Inventory of behaviours of an animal

Question 4

What can behaviour be abnormal in?

Answer 4

Question 5

Common behavioural signs of distress

Answer 5

Question 6

Predator vs Prey Species - Behavioural signal of strength

Answer 6

Question 7

Abnormal behaviours (not-natural) can be adaptive with no welfare indications, how?

Answer 7

Question 8

How can abnormal behaviour (not-natural) indicate a failed adaptation & become maladaptive likely to result in poor welfare?

Answer 8

Question 9

What are sterotypies?

Answer 9

Question 10

Examples of stereotypies

Answer 10

Question 11

During a clinical assessment what scaling do you use for pain?

Answer 11

Visual Analogue Scaling (VAS)

Question 12

Give examples of Validated pain behaviours in lab animals

Answer 12

Question 13

What do you use to diagnose localised pain behaviour in cattle?

Answer 13

Walking behaviour scoring (Gait analysis/Lameness scoring)

Question 14

Describe the scoring system of the gait analysis for cattle

Answer 14

Question 15

Give examples of a generic well-established pain behaviour

Answer 15

Question 16

Give examples of a species-specific well-established pain behaviour

Answer 16

Question 17

Give sickness behaviour examples that are not disease-specific

Answer 17