Animal category: Cattle

Social behavior in farm animals: Applying fundamental theory to improve animal welfare

Victoria E. Lee1, Gareth Arnott, Simon P. Turner

Published in 2022

bonds, environmental influences on social behavior and welfare, mechanisms and development of social behaviors, ways to promote positive social interactions and minimize disruptions to basic social bonds

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Stress, Farming systems

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UK Trade Policy & Animal Welfare

Res Publica

Published in 2022

Report by Res Publica outlining proposals to enable animal welfare to be taken into account in international trade, to UK animal food products, which are subject to high animal welfare standards that result in additional costs, from being penalised internationally.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues

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La protection animale dans les abattoirs de boucherie en France : Questions – Réponses

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2022

Thematic dossier providing information on French  regulations, the number of abattoirs in France, the role of veterinary services in abattoirs, and the controls carried out for animal protection purposes.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Stress

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The role of Precision Livestock Farming technologies in animal welfare monitoring: a review

Birte L. Nielsen

Published in 2022

Scientific review on the use of precision breeding techniques to improve the health, welfare and production of farm animals. It emphasizes the importance of affordable, reliable and easy-to-use equipment, providing data that reflect - adequately and in real time - different aspects of animal welfare status within the herd.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Precision farming, Welfare indicator, Human-animal relationship

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Alternative Practices in Organic Dairy Production and Effects on Animal Behavior, Health, and Welfare

Hannah N. Phillips, Bradley J. Heins

Published in 2022

Scientific review describing organic milk production systems, and the husbandry practices they include that could affect animal welfare, including alternative methods of pain management during calf disbudding and treatment of mastitis in cows as well as management of adverse behaviours during milking.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock systems

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Un guide pratique sur le bien-être des vaches laitières pour les vétérinaires

Mathilde Clauss, François Gary

Published in 2022

Guide describing good practices in dealing with a sick animal and observing possible warning signs for animal welfare issues in a herd, animal welfare visits, how animal welfare can be integrated to a health visit, providing support for a shift towards increased animal welfare measures. It also looks closely at pain management, making the choice whether to transport an animal or slaughter it on site, good end-of-life practices, and how to discuss the longevity of dairy cows with farmers.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines

Key word: Human-animal relationships, Living environment, Stress,Welfare indicators

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Resphe: Reduce the stress of young cattle at the beginning of Diminuer le stress des jeunes bovins à l’entrée en engraissement pour limiter l’impact des maladies respiratoires

Elise Vanbergue, Marlène Guiadeur, Béatrice Mounaix

Published in 2022

Practical guide setting out the results of an experiment to test the effects of lavender essential oil on young cattle at the beginning of fattening. It was found to have no effect on stress or the prevention of respiratory diseases, but it did increase GMQ by 200 g during the first month of fattening.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Enrichment, Stress

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Methodological guidance for the development of animal welfare mandates in the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW): Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Virginie Michel, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop and Christoph Winckler

Published in 2022

Methodology developed by the EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare to produce scientific opinions in response to mandates received from the European Commission under the Farm to Table strategy. These mandates cover the welfare of (i) animals during transport, (ii) calves, (iii) laying hens, (iv) broilers, (v) pigs, (vi) ducks, geese and quails, and (vii) dairy cows.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Transport

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Avis n°90 du CNA – « Nouveaux comportements alimentaires – propositions d’actions pour une alimentation compatible avec des systèmes alimentaires durables

Conseil national de l'alimentation

Published in 2022

Opinion containing, in particular, proposals on animal welfare: farming systems to be displayed on environmental labels; public aid and subsidies to be progressively adjusted in favour of production methods that support the environment, nutritional quality and animal welfare; implementation at European level of measures to protect agricultural and food products from competition from imported products that do not comply with European standards to be defended.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems

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Animal Welfare Standards in the EU Organic Certification

Alice Di Concetto, Eugénie Duval, Benjamin Lecorps

Published in 2022

A report outlining the revisions to the EU organic certification regulations relating to animal welfare, effective from 2022. They have been extended to include new species, such as rabbits and some fish types, and additional stages of production. The report also discusses the announcement of the "EU Organic Action Plan", which aims to have converted a minimum of 25% of agricultural land to organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems

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