Dalmau, Antoni

Researcher on ungulate welfare/Scientific responsible of the animal welfare label Welfair

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Antoni Dalmau is a European member in animal welfare, ethics and law, and coordinator of the Welfare Quality Network® (welfarequalitynetwork.net). He has three main lines of research. Development of animal welfare protocols focused on the animal itself, a line on which the Welfair® animal welfare certificate (www.animalwelfair.com) is based, for which he is scientifically responsible. Study of the emotional state and behaviour of pigs and their relationship with the intestinal microbiota with what is known as the ‘gut-brain axis’. Study of the behaviour and animal welfare of extensive herds in mountain areas using new technologies (irtapirineu.cat).

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  • A behavioural scale to measure ease of farrowing in sows

    Mainau, E; Dalmau, A; Ruiz-de-la-Torre, JL; Manteca, X

    10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.05.034
  • Animal welfare assessment at slaughter in Europe: Moving from inputs to outputs

    Velarde, Antonio; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.009
  • Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Does, Bucks, and Kit Rabbits Reared for Production

    Dalmau, Antoni; Moles, Xenia; Pallisera, Joaquim

    10.3389/fvets.2020.00445
  • Animal welfare towards sustainability in pork meat production

    Velarde, Antonio; Fabrega, Emma; Blanco-Penedo, Isabel; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.05.010
  • Application of the Welfare Quality (R) protocol to assess growing pigs kept under intensive conditions in Spain

    Temple, D; Dalmau, A; de la Torre, JLR; Manteca, X; Velarde, A

    10.1016/j.jveb.2010.10.003
  • Application of the Welfare Quality protocol in pig slaughterhouses of five countries

    Dalmau, A; Nande, A; Vieira-Pinto, M; Zamprogna, S; Di Martino, G; Ribas, JCR; da Costa, MP; Halinen-Elemo, K; Velarde, A

    10.1016/j.livsci.2016.10.001
  • Assessment of animal welfare through behavioural parameters in Iberian pigs in intensive and extensive conditions

    Temple, D; Manteca, X; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A

    10.1016/j.applanim.2011.01.013
  • Assessment of aversion and unconsciousness during exposure to carbon dioxide at high concentration in lambs

    Rodriguez, P; Dalmau, A; Manteca, X; Litvan, H; Jensen, E W; Velarde, A

    10.7120/09627286.25.1.073
  • Assessment of consciousness during propofol anaesthesia in pigs

    Llonch, P; Andaluz, A; Rodriguez, P; Dalmau, A; Jensen, E W; Manteca, X; Velarde, A

    10.1136/vr.d5643
  • Assessment of test-retest reliability of animal-based measures on growing pig farms

    Temple, D; Manteca, X; Dalmau, A; Velarde, A

    10.1016/j.livsci.2012.10.012
  • Assessment of unconsciousness during slaughter without stunning in lambs

    Rodriguez, P; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A; Llonch, P

    10.7120/096272812X13353700593644
  • Assessment of unconsciousness in pigs during exposure to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures

    Llonch, P; Rodriguez, P; Jospin, M; Dalmau, A; Manteca, X; Velarde, A

    10.1017/S1751731112001966
  • Aversion to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures for stunning pigs

    Llonch, P; Dalmau, A; Rodriguez, P; Manteca, X; Velarde, A

    10.7120/096272812799129475
  • Aversion to the inhalation of nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures compared to high concentrations of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits

    Llonch, P; Rodriguez, P; Velarde, A; de Lima, V Abreu; Dalmau, A

    10.7120/096272812X13353700593923
  • Behavioural characterisation of Holstein steers in three different production systems

    Blumetto, O; Ruggia, A; Dalmau, A; Estelles, F; Villagra, A

    10.1071/AN15078
  • Can the monitoring of animal welfare parameters predict pork meat quality variation through the supply chain (from farm to slaughter)?

    Rocha, L M; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A; Saucier, L; Faucitano, L

    10.2527/jas.2015-9176
  • Can the way pigs are handled alter behavioural and physiological measures of affective state?

    Carreras, Ricard; Arroyo, Laura; Mainau, Eva; Valent, Daniel; Bassols, Anna; Dalmau, Antoni; Faucitano, Luigi; Manteca, Xavier; Velarde, Antonio

    10.1016/j.beproc.2017.06.005
  • Cognitive bias in pigs: Individual classification and consistency over time

    Carreras, Ricard; Mainau, Eva; Rodriguez, Pedro; Llonch, Pol; Dalmau, Antoni; Manteca, Xavier; Velarde, Antonio

    10.1016/j.jveb.2015.09.001
  • Comparison of behaviour, performance and mortality in restricted and ad libitum-fed growing rabbits

    Dalmau, A; Abdel-Khalek, AM; Ramon, J; Piles, M; Sanchez, JP; Velarde, A; Rafel, O

    10.1017/S1751731115000270
  • Comparison of meat quality parameters in surgical castrated versus vaccinated against gonadotrophin-releasing factor male and female Iberian pigs reared in free-ranging conditions

    Martinez-Macipe, M; Rodriguez, P; Izquierdo, M; Gispert, M; Manteca, X; Mainau, E; Hernandez, FI; Claret, A; Guerrero, L; Dalmau, A

    10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.09.002
  • Consumers' Expectations about Meat from Surgical Castrated or Immunocastrated Male and Female Iberian Pigs

    Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Claret, Anna; Guerrero, Luis; Dalmau, Antoni;

    10.3390/ani12040468
  • Daily exposure to summer circadian cycles affects spermatogenesis, but not fertility in an in vivo rabbit model

    Sabes-Alsina, M; Planell, N; Torres-Mejia, E; Taberner, E; Maya-Soriano, MJ; Tusell, L; Ramon, J; Dalmau, A; Piles, M; Lopez-Bejar, M

    10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.09.013
  • Dehorning of cattle in the EU Member States: A quantitative survey of the current practices

    Cozzi, G; Gottardo, F; Brscic, M; Contiero, B; Irrgang, N; Knierim, U; Pentelescu, O; Windig, J J; Mirabito, L; Eveillard, F Kling; Dockes, A C;...

    10.1016/j.livsci.2015.05.011
  • Development of welfare measures and protocols for the collection of data on farms or at slaughter

    Veissier I; Winckler C; Velarde A; Butterworth A; Dalmau A; Keeling L

    10.3920/978-90-8686-770-7_6
  • Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?

    Dalmau, Antoni; Areal, Bruno; Machado, Silvana; Pallisera, Joaquim; Velarde, Antonio

    10.1080/10888705.2018.1443816
  • Effect of animal mixing as a stressor on biomarkers of autophagy and oxidative stress during pig muscle maturation

    Rubio-Gonzalez, A; Potes, Y; Illan-Rodriguez, D; Vega-Naredo, I; Sierra, V; Caballero, B; Fabrega, E; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A; Olivan, M; Coto-Montes, A

    10.1017/S1751731115000518
  • Effect of gender and halothane genotype on cognitive bias and its relationship with fear in pigs

    Carreras, Ricard; Arroyo, Laura; Mainau, Eva; Pena, Raquel; Bassols, Anna; Dalmau, Antoni; Faucitano, Luigi; Manteca, Xavier; Velarde, Antonio

    10.1016/j.applanim.2016.01.019
  • Effect of high temperatures on breeding rabbit behaviour

    Dalmau, A; Catanese, B; Rafel, O; Rodriguez, P; Fuentes, C; Llonch, P; Mainau, E; Velarde, A; Ramon, J; Taberner, E; Lopez-Bejar, M; Piles, M

    10.1071/AN13440
  • Effect of on farm mixing and slaughter strategy on behaviour, welfare and productivity in Duroc finished entire male pigs

    Fabrega, Emma; Puigvert, Xavier; Soler, Joaquim; Tibau, Joan; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.1016/j.applanim.2012.11.006
  • Effect of the duration of road transport on the physiology and meat quality of lambs

    Dalmau, Antoni; Di Nardo, Antonio; Realini, Carolina Eva; Rodriguez, Pedro; Llonch, Pol; Temple, Deborah; Velarde, Antonio; Giansante, Daniele;...

    10.1071/AN13024
  • Effects of different rest-stop durations at control posts during a long journey on the welfare of sheep

    Messori, S; Pedernera-Romano, C; Rodriguez, P; Barnard, S; Giansante, D; Magnani, D; Dalmau, A; Velarde, A; Villa, PD

    10.12834/VetIt.316.1483.3
  • Effects of meloxicam (Metacam (R)) on post-farrowing sow behaviour and piglet performance

    Mainau, E; Ruiz-de-la-Torre, JL; Dalmau, A; Salleras, JM; Manteca, X

    10.1017/S1751731111001790
  • Environmental and Management Factors Affecting the Time Budgets of Free-Ranging Iberian Pigs Reared in Spain

    Martinez-Macipe, Miriam; Mainau, Eva; Manteca, Xavier; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.3390/ani10050798
  • Fear assessment in pigs exposed to a novel object test

    Dalmau, Antoni; Fabrega, Emma; Velarde, Antonio

    10.1016/j.applanim.2008.12.014
  • Health and welfare management of pigs based on slaughter line records

    Antoni Dalmau

    10.15406/jdvar.2014.01.00016
  • Hierarchical clustering as a tool to develop a classification scheme for rabbit meat quality

    A-S Larivière Lajoie; Dany Cinq Mars; Frédéric Guay; Simon Binggeli; Antoni Dalmau Bueno; Linda Saucier

    10.4995/wrs.2021.14368
  • Housing conditions do not alter cognitive bias but affect serum cortisol, qualitative behaviour assessment and wounds on the carcass in pigs

    Carreras, Ricard; Mainau, Eva; Arroyo, Laura; Moles, Xenia; Gonzalez, Joel; Bassols, Anna; Dalmau, Antoni; Faucitano, Luigi; Manteca, Xavier;...

    10.1016/j.applanim.2016.09.006
  • Identification of biomarkers of stress in meat of pigs managed under different mixing treatments

    Mamen Oliván; V. Fernández-Suárez; Fernando Díaz-Martínez; Verónica Sierra; Ana Coto‐Montes; Beatriz de Luxán‐Delgado; Raquel Peña; Anna...

    10.9734/BBJ/2016/22402
  • In vitro ruminal fermentation using inoculum from chamois and cattle

    Dalmau; A Ferret; A Manteca; X Calsamiglia; S

    10.2111/1551-5028(2006)59[293:IVRFUI]2.0.CO;2
  • Induced Stress and Tactile Stimulation Applied to Primiparous does and their Consequences on Maternal Behavior, Human-Animal Relationships, and Future Offsprings Sexual Disorders

    Oliveira, ACF; Bernardi, LM; Monteiro, ALB; Silva, KG; Weber, SH; Borges, TD; Dalmau, A; Costa, LB

    10.1007/s11259-022-09920-9
  • Influence of enrichment material and herbal compounds in the behaviour and performance of growing pigs

    Casal-Plana, N; Manteca, X; Dalmau, A; Fabrega, E

    10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.002
  • Influence of social dominance on production, welfare and the quality of meat from beef bulls

    la Lama, G C Miranda-de; Pascual-Alonso, M; Guerrero, A; Alberti, P; Alierta, S; Sans, P; Gajan, J P; Villarroel, M; Dalmau, A; Velarde, A; Campo, M...

    10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.03.026
  • Integration of data collected on farms or at slaughter to generate an overall assessment of animal welfare

    Botreau, R; Winckler, C; Velarde, A; Butterworth, A; Dalmau, A; Keeling, L; Veissier, I

    10.3920/978-90-8686-770-7_7
  • Knowledge and opinions of veterinary students in Italy toward animal welfare science and law

    Magnani, D; Ferri, N; Dalmau, A; Messori, S

    10.1136/vr.103938
  • Malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery in a porcine model. A pilot study

    Arikan, Fuat; Martinez-Valverde, Tamara; Sanchez-Guerrero, Angela; Campos, Mireia; Esteves, Marielle; Gandara, Dario; Torne, Ramon; Castro, Lidia;...

    10.1371/journal.pone.0172637
  • Preslaughter Handling

    Velarde Calvo A; Dalmau A

    10.1016/B978-0-12-384731-7.00241-5
  • Rabbit welfare protocols under Brazilian conditions: The applicability of welfare protocols in rabbit farms for different purposes - First results

    da Silva, KG; Borges, TD; Costa, LB; Dalmau, A; Sotomaior, CS

    10.1016/j.jveb.2022.06.002
  • Reliability of Fear Assessment in Growing Pigs Exposed to a Novel Object Test in Commercial Conditions

    Dalmau, A; Mainau, E; Velarde, A

    10.1080/10888705.2017.1310043
  • Religious slaughter: Evaluation of current practices in selected countries

    Velarde, A; Rodriguez, P; Dalmau, A; Fuentes, C; Llonch, P; von Holleben, K V; Anil, M H; Lambooij, J B; Pleiter, H; Yesildere, T; Cenci-Goga, B T

    10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.013
  • Repeatability of lameness, fear and slipping scores to assess animal welfare upon arrival in pig slaughterhouses

    Dalmau, A; Geverink, NA; Van Nuffel, A; van Steenbergen, L; Van Reenen, K; Hautekiet, V; Vermeulen, K; Velarde, A; Tuyttens, FAM

    10.1017/S1751731110000066
  • Seasonal changes in fecal cortisol metabolites in Pyrenean chamois

    Dalmau; Antoni Ferret; Alfred Chacon; Gema Manteca; Xavier

    10.2193/2005-492
  • Sex Differences in Group Composition and Habitat Use of Iberian Free-Range Pigs

    Dalmau, Antoni; Martinez-Macipe, Miriam; Manteca, Xavier; Mainau, Eva

    10.3389/fvets.2020.600259
  • Should Animal Welfare be Included in Educational Programs? Attitudes of Secondary and University Students from Eight EU Countries

    Pejman N; Kallas Z; Reig L; Velarde A; Moreno M; Magnani D; Protopapadaki V; Ribikauskas V; Ribikauskienė D; Dalmau A

    10.1080/10888705.2021.1969931
  • Should Animal Welfare Regulations Be More Restrictive? A Case Study in Eight European Union Countries

    Pejman, Niloofar; Kallas, Zein; Dalmau, Antoni; Velarde, Antonio

    10.3390/ani9040195
  • Slaughter of pigs

    Velarde A; Dalmau A

    10.1016/B978-0-08-101012-9.00010-1
  • Slaughter without stunning

    Velarde A; Dalmau A

    10.1016/B978-0-08-101215-4.00012-2
  • Stunning pigs with nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures: effects on animal welfare and meat quality

    Llonch, P; Rodriguez, P; Gispert, M; Dalmau, A; Manteca, X; Velarde, A

    10.1017/S1751731111001911
  • Testing an Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Growing-Rabbits Reared for Meat Production Based on the Welfare Quality Approach

    Botelho, Nadina; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena; Batchelli, Pau; Pallisera, Joaquim; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.3390/ani10081415
  • The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems in France and Spain: assessment of health

    Temple, D; Courboulay, V; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A; Manteca, X

    10.7120/09627286.21.2.257
  • The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems: assessment of feeding and housing

    Temple, D; Courboulay, V; Manteca, X; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A

    10.1017/S1751731111001868
  • To Provide a Double Feeder in Growing Pigs Housed under High Environmental Temperatures Reduces Social Interactions but Does Not Improve Weight Gains

    Borges, Tamara Duarte; Huerta-Jimenez, Mariana; Casal, Nicolau; Gonzalez, Joel; Panella-Riera, Nuria; Dalmau, Antoni

    10.3390/ani10122248
  • Unloading or not unloading? Sheep welfare implication of rest stop at control post after a 29 h transport

    Messori, S; Pedernera-Romano, C; Magnani, D; Rodriguez, P; Barnard, S; Dalmau, A; Velarde, A; Villa, PD

    10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.07.012
  • Use of an anti-GnRF vaccine to suppress estrus in crossbred Iberian female pigs

    Dalmau, A; Velarde, A; Rodriguez, P; Pedernera, C; Llonch, P; Fabrega, E; Casal, N; Mainau, E; Gispert, M; King, V; Slootmans, N; Thomas, A; Mombarg,...

    10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.03.025
  • Use of infrared thermography to assess the influence of high environmental temperature on rabbits

    de Lima, V; Piles, M; Rafel, O; Lopez-Bejar, M; Ramon, J; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A

    10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.04.012
  • Validation of an automatic system to detect position changes in puerperal sows

    Mainau, E; Dalmau, A; Ruiz-de-la-Torre, JL; Manteca, X

    10.1016/j.applanim.2009.09.005
  • Vigilance behavior of Pyrenean chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica: Effect of sex and position in the herd

    Dalmau, A; Ferret, A; Manteca, X

    10.1093/czoolo/56.2.232
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