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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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