MyFishCheck: A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture.

ABSTRACT: Welfare in animal husbandry includes considerations of biology, ethics, ecology, law and economics. These diverse aspects must be translated into common quantifiable parameters and applicable methods to objectively assess welfare in animals. To assist this process in the field of aquaculture, where such methods are largely missing, we developed a model to assess fish welfare. A network of information was created to link needs, i.e., fundamental requirements for welfare, with parameters, i.e., quantifiable aspects of welfare. From this ontology, 80 parameters that are relevant for welfare, have practicable assessment methods and deliver reliable results were selected and incorporated into a model. The model, named MyFishCheck, allows the evaluation of welfare in five distinct modules: farm

SUBMITTER: Tschirren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7826897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature