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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
3586
World Ranking
2555
National Ranking
74

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Statistics
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

His primary areas of study are Veterinary medicine, Animal welfare, Animal Welfare, Animal-assisted therapy and Weaned piglets. His Veterinary medicine study incorporates themes from Animal husbandry and Introduced species. His work carried out in the field of Animal welfare brings together such families of science as Natural resource economics, Semantic data model and Aquaculture.

His Animal Welfare research incorporates elements of Econometrics and Farm level. His studies in Econometrics integrate themes in fields like Decision support system and Welfare economics. His research ties Preference and Animal-assisted therapy together.

His most cited work include:

  • Definition of criteria for overall assessment of animal welfare (160 citations)
  • Prevention and treatment of tail biting in weaned piglets (107 citations)
  • Assessing the Importance of Natural Behavior for Animal Welfare (104 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Animal welfare, Veterinary medicine, Animal Welfare, Animal science and Animal-assisted therapy. His work in Animal welfare tackles topics such as Aquaculture which are related to areas like Natural resource economics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Livestock, Human animal bond, Pet therapy and Biting.

The Animal Welfare study combines topics in areas such as Animal husbandry and Decision support system. His Decision support system research includes elements of Semantic data model, Risk analysis and Econometrics. His research links HUBzero with Animal-assisted therapy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal welfare (24.00%)
  • Veterinary medicine (18.67%)
  • Animal Welfare (16.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Animal welfare (24.00%)
  • Risk analysis (4.00%)
  • Public economics (12.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Animal welfare, Risk analysis, Public economics, Welfare state and Fish farming are his primary areas of study. In his papers, Marc B.M. Bracke integrates diverse fields, such as Animal welfare and Trade agreement. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Decision support system and Risk analysis.

The concepts of his Public economics study are interwoven with issues in Space and Control. You can notice a mix of various disciplines of study, such as Rule of thumb, Outcome, Natural resource economics, Warning system and Quality of life, in his Welfare state studies. His Fish farming research includes themes of Development economics and Five freedoms.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • A 'meta-analysis' of effects of post-hatch food and water deprivation on development, performance and welfare of chickens. (28 citations)
  • Expert opinion on metal chains and other indestructible objects as proper enrichment for intensively-farmed pigs. (12 citations)
  • Theoretical basis and principles for welfare assessment of farmed fish (7 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Statistics
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

Marc B.M. Bracke focuses on Water environment, Fish farming, Standardization, Public economics and Welfare state.

Best Publications

  • Definition of criteria for overall assessment of animal welfare

    R. Botreau;I. Veissier;A. Butterworth;M.B.M. Bracke

  • Assessing the Importance of Natural Behavior for Animal Welfare

    M. B. M. Bracke;H. Hopster

  • Salmon Welfare Index Model (SWIM 1.0): a semantic model for overall welfare assessment of caged Atlantic salmon: review of the selected welfare indicators and model presentation

    Lars H. Stien;Marc B. M. Bracke;Ole Folkedal;Jonatan Nilsson

  • Prevention and treatment of tail biting in weaned piglets

    Johan J. Zonderland;Maaike Wolthuis-Fillerup;Cornelis G. van Reenen;Marc B.M. Bracke

  • Welfare of ducks in European duck husbandry systems

    T. B. Rodenburg;Marc B. M. Bracke;Jutta Berk;J. Cooper

  • Review of wallowing in pigs: Description of the behaviour and its motivational basis

    M.B.M. Bracke

  • Aggregation of measures to produce an overall assessment of animal welfare. Part 1: A review of existing methods

    Raphaëlle Botreau;Marian Bonde;Andy Butterworth;Patrice Perny

  • Formalised review of environmental enrichment for pigs in relation to political decision making

    Marc B.M. Bracke;Johan J. Zonderland;Petra Lenskens;Willem G.P. Schouten

  • Aggregation of measures to produce an overall assessment of animal welfare. Part 2: analysis of constraints

    Raphaëlle Botreau;M. B. M. Bracke;Patrice Perny;Andy Butterworth

  • Characteristics of biter and victim piglets apparent before a tail-biting outbreak.

    J.J. Zonderland;F. Schepers;M.B.M. Bracke;L.A. den Hartog

  • The risks associated with tail biting in pigs and possible means to reduce the need for tail docking considering the different housing and husbandry systems - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare

    H.J. Blokhuis;T. Nunes Pina;M.B.M. Bracke;M. Sanaa

  • Tail posture predicts tail damage among weaned piglets

    Johan J. Zonderland;Johan W. van Riel;Marc B.M. Bracke;Bas Kemp

  • Fresh wood reduces tail and ear biting and increases exploratory behaviour in finishing pigs.

    Helena Telkänranta;Marc B.M. Bracke;Anna Valros

  • Attitudes of Dutch Pig Farmers Towards Tail Biting and Tail Docking

    M. B. M. Bracke;Carolien C. De Lauwere;Samantha M. M. Wind;Johan J. Zonerland

  • A 'meta-analysis' of effects of post-hatch food and water deprivation on development, performance and welfare of chickens.

    Ingrid C. de Jong;Johan van Riel;Marc B. M. Bracke;Henry van den Brand

  • Gender effects on tail damage development in single- or mixed-sex groups of weaned piglets

    Johan J. Zonderland;Marc B.M. Bracke;Leo A. den Hartog;Bas Kemp

  • Decision support system with semantic model to assess the risk of tail biting in pigs. 1. Modelling

    Marc B.M. Bracke;B. Hulsegge;Linda Keeling;Harry J. Blokhuis

  • QUALITATIVE STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR FARM ANIMAL WELFARE

    M. B. M. Bracke;K. H. De Greef;H. Hopster

  • Scientific report on the risks associated with tail biting in pigs and possible means to reduce the need for tail docking considering the different housing and husbandry systems (Question number: EFSA-Q-2006-013)

    H.J. Blokhuis;T. Nunes Pina;M.B.M. Bracke;M. Sanaa

  • Salmon welfare index model 2.0: an extended model for overall welfare assessment of caged Atlantic salmon, based on a review of selected welfare indicators and intended for fish health professionals

    Jostein M. Pettersen;Marc B.M. Bracke;Paul J. Midtlyng;Ole Folkedal

  • Individual piglets' contribution to the development of tail biting.

    J.J. Zonderland;B. Kemp;M.B.M. Bracke;L.A. den Hartog

  • Expert judgement on enrichment materials for pigs validates preliminary RICHPIG model

    Marc B.M. Bracke;Johan J. Zonderland;Edwin J.B. Bleumer

  • Multifactorial testing of enrichment criteria: Pigs 'demand' hygiene and destructibility more than sound

    Marc B.M. Bracke

  • Soiling of pig pens: a review of eliminative behaviour

    Eleonora Nannoni;André J.A. Aarnink;Herman M. Vermeer;Inonge Reimert

  • Rooting area and drinker affect dunging behaviour of organic pigs

    Herman Maarten Vermeer;Henk Altena;Pieter Franciscus Gerardus Vereijken;Marc Bernardus Maria Bracke

  • Novel object test can detect marginal differences in environmental enrichment in pigs

    Marc B.M. Bracke;Hans A.M. Spoolder

  • Expert consultation on weighting factors of criteria for assessing environmental enrichment materials for pigs

    Marc B.M. Bracke;Johan J. Zonderland;Edwin J.B. Bleumer

  • Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) cooled in ice water

    Bert Lambooij;Marc Bracke;Henny Reimert;Atle Foss

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Bo Algers
Bo Algers Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bas Kemp
Bas Kemp Wageningen University & Research
Anna Valros
Anna Valros University of Helsinki
Lars Helge Stien
Lars Helge Stien Animal Welfare Institute
Harry J. Blokhuis
Harry J. Blokhuis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
C.G. van Reenen
C.G. van Reenen Wageningen University & Research
Bas Engel
Bas Engel Wageningen University & Research

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