Royal Society

Development and evaluation of the Animal Welfare Pilot Programme

Purpose This study aims to address the lack of research and intervention development specific to animal neglect offences, which are often conflated with intentional animal abuse in the literature. This study seeks to understand the psychological and behavioural factors underpinni...

Postpartum fever in sows housed in a temporary-confinement farrowing system under tropical conditions: risk factors and associations with feed intake, vaginal discharge, colostrum production, and hematological profiles

Abstract Background Temporary-confinement farrowing systems allow sows to move freely but permit short-term confinement to reduce piglet crushing. These systems have been used in Thailand since 2017 to improve sow welfare, but their effects on reproductive performance and postpar...

Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

species known to occur in Myanmar is provided, and their distributions are also mapped.