Editing Animal welfare (section)

===Animal welfare science===

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[[Animal welfare science]] is an emerging field that seeks to answer questions raised by the keeping and use of animals, such as whether hens are frustrated when confined in cages,<ref name="Sherwin et al., (2010)">{{cite journal|last1=Sherwin|first1=C.M.|last2=Richards|first2=G.J.|last3=Nicol|first3=C.J.|year=2010|title=Comparison of the welfare of layer hens in 4 housing systems in the UK|journal=British Poultry Science|volume=51|issue=4|pages=488–99|doi=10.1080/00071668.2010.502518|pmid=20924842|s2cid=8968010}}</ref> whether the psychological well-being of animals in laboratories can be maintained,<ref>{{cite book|last=Fraser|first=D.|year=2008|title=Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|page=8}}</ref> and whether zoo animals are stressed by the transport required for international conservation.<ref name="Laws et al., (2007)">{{cite journal|last1=Laws|first1=N.|last2=Ganswindt|first2=A.|last3=Heistermann|first3=M.|last4=Harris|first4=M.|last5=Harris|first5=S.|last6=Sherwin|first6=C.|year=2007|title=A case study: Fecal corticosteroid and behavior as indicators of welfare during relocation of an Asian elephant|journal=Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science|volume=10|issue=4|pages=349–58|doi=10.1080/10888700701555600|pmid=17970634|s2cid=46617133}}</ref> Ireland leads research into farm animal welfare with the recently published [http://www.ucd.ie/vetmed/newsandevents/farmanimalwelfarereport-june2018/ Research Report on Farm Animal Welfare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508140625/http://www.ucd.ie/vetmed/newsandevents/farmanimalwelfarereport-june2018/ |date=8 May 2019 }}.