Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21290
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture
Authors: Tschirren, Linda
Bachmann, David Andrea
Güler, Ali Cem
Blaser, Oliver
Rhyner, Nicola
Seitz, Andreas
Zbinden, Erich
Wahli, Thomas
Segner, Helmut
Refardt, Dominik
et. al: No
DOI: 10.3390/ani11010145
10.21256/zhaw-21290
Published in: Animals
Volume(Issue): 11
Issue: 1
Page(s): 145
Issue Date: 11-Jan-2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution: MDPI
ISSN: 2076-2615
Language: English
Subjects: Aquaculture; Fish welfare; Ontology; Semantic data model; Animal welfare assessment
Subject (DDC): 639.8: 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 management, water quality, fish group behaviour, fish external and fish internal appearance, thereby yielding five individual grades categorising welfare ranging from critical, to poor, to acceptable, and good. To facilitate the use of the model, a software application was written. With its adaptability to different fish species, farming systems, regulations and purposes as well as its user-friendly digital version, MyFishCheck is a next step towards improved fish welfare assessment and provides a basis for ongoing positive developments for the industry, the farmers and the fish.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/21290
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement: Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit: Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Published as part of the ZHAW project: Fish Welfare
Appears in collections:Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Tschirren, L., Bachmann, D. A., Güler, A. C., Blaser, O., Rhyner, N., Seitz, A., Zbinden, E., Wahli, T., Segner, H., & Refardt, D. (2021). MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture. Animals, 11(1), 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010145
Tschirren, L. et al. (2021) ‘MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture’, Animals, 11(1), p. 145. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010145.
L. Tschirren et al., “MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture,” Animals, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 145, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.3390/ani11010145.
TSCHIRREN, Linda, David Andrea BACHMANN, Ali Cem GÜLER, Oliver BLASER, Nicola RHYNER, Andreas SEITZ, Erich ZBINDEN, Thomas WAHLI, Helmut SEGNER und Dominik REFARDT, 2021. MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture. Animals. 11 Januar 2021. Bd. 11, Nr. 1, S. 145. DOI 10.3390/ani11010145
Tschirren, Linda, David Andrea Bachmann, Ali Cem Güler, Oliver Blaser, Nicola Rhyner, Andreas Seitz, Erich Zbinden, Thomas Wahli, Helmut Segner, and Dominik Refardt. 2021. “MyFishCheck : A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture.” Animals 11 (1): 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010145.
Tschirren, Linda, et al. “MyFishCheck : A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture.” Animals, vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 2021, p. 145, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010145.


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