Animal Production Science Animal Production Science Animal Production Science is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal for agriculture and animal science and published by CSIRO Publishing. Research articles in the journal focus on improving livestock and food production, and on the social and economic issues that influence primary producers. It is predominantly concerned with domesticated animals (beef cattle, dairy cows, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry); however, contributions on horses and wild animals are also published where relevant. It was established in 1961 as "Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry". In 1985, this was shortened to "Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture". The current
Wild animal suffering misery is restored.Building on this, others have argued that the prevalence of r-selected animals in the wild indicates that the average life of a wild animal is likely to be very short and end in a painful death. According to this view, the average life of a wild animal should thus contain more suffering than happiness, since a painful death would outweigh any short-lived moments of happiness in their short lives. In "Bambi or Bessie: Are Wild Animals Happier?" Christie Wilcox argues that wild animals do not appear to be happier than domestic animals, based on findings of wild animals