Animal Welfare: Reflections and Ethical Implications of Animal Biotechnology
Gourab Basak
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Simranpreet Kaur
School of Public Health and Zoonoses, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Ambika Sharma
Department of Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science, DUVASU, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ashish Kumar *
Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
When adopting diverse biotechnology technologies to boost farm animal productivity, animal welfare is always prioritized. Various measures can be used to determine how excellent or awful ethical procedures are. We need to develop some strategies for assessing welfare. The purpose of this paper is to provide a quick overview of both the bad and positive elements of biotechnology in animal welfare.
Keywords: Animal welfare, cogitations, ethics, biotechnology