“Naturalness” and Its Relation to Animal Welfare from an Ethological Perspective

“Naturalness” and Its Relation to Animal Welfare from an Ethological Perspective

Here we view naturalness from the point of view of proximate behavioural control. The mechanisms of behaviour control have evolved in order that animals reach a specific goal after they have performed motivated behaviour. This goal was closely related to a function at the time when the mechanism evo...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Gygax, Edna Hillmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
ultimate
proximate
want
like
motivation
goal
function
sucking behaviour
de-horning
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/9/136

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