Lena Lidfors

Jul 28, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Lena Lidfors |Hsin-Yi Weng |Temple Grandin |Naod Thomas

1. IntroductionPublic concerns regarding the ethical treatment of animals have been growing over the years. This increased interest has led to the establishment and development of animal welfare science (1). According to Broom (2) the definition of welfare states ‘The welfare of an individual is its state as regards its attempts to cope with its environment.’. Animal welfare science can be characterized as one of the most complicated and inclusive fields in biology (3).