Caroline Marques Maia

• Abstract

  Science is a human tool that allows us to build solid, reliable and useful knowledge. Nevertheless, much of this knowledge is restricted to scientific environment, and most Brazilians are unaware about our own science and even where it is usually developed. In this scenario, although scientific findings and other issues related to the scientific field of Life Sciences naturally obtain gre…

  Let's talk about detection and treatment of pain to improve animal welfare? Scientific divulgation of the thematic project "Pain and quality of life in animals", BP.JC

• Abstract

  Preference tests have been used and proposed in the literature to identify comfort conditions for the animals. In such tests, items preferred by the animals are inferred from momentary choices. Moreover, such choice tests are usually investigated in group of animals, but less frequently at the individual level. However, we recently demonstrated (Maia, 2012) that choices are different from…

  Give the animals what they want: validation of a preference index by effort tests, BP.DR
• Difference between choice and preference in fish: an approach for welfare, BP.MS

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• Abstract

  Preference tests have been used in the literature to identify conditions of welfare for the animals. However, generally, preferences have been inferred from momentary choices. We recently demonstrated (Maia, 2012) that momentary choices are different from preferences (preferences = choices that are consistent over time). In this context, the next step is whether preferred conditions cause…

  Importance of preference for environmental items for rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, BE.EP.DR