Animal category: Cattle

Ending routine farm antibiotic use in Europe through improving animal health and welfare

Cóilín Nunan

Published in 2022

Report recommending ten farming practices to achieve a significant reduction in the use of antibiotics on European farms while improving animal health and welfare.

Document Types: Opinions

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

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance

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Animal Welfare and Parasite Infections in Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms: A Comparative Pilot Study in Central Italy

Matteo Chincarini, Lydia Lanzoni, Jorgelina Di Pasquale, Simone Morelli, Giorgio Vignola, Barbara Paoletti, Angela Di Cesare

Published in 2022

Scientific paper comparing the animal welfare and parasite loads in dairy cows between groups reared organically and conventionally,  finding no significant differences for either criterion, despite the fact that organic farms carried out no treatments for parasites.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Livestock farming system

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Monitoring consumer attitudes to welfare is crucial

Susie Stannard

Published in 2022

Presentation of the results of an AHDB survey, demonstrating that animal welfare is a growing concern for British consumers. However, the latter are not prepared to pay more for their meat because they overestimate the quality of welfare conditions on British farms,. They are nevertheless increasingly aware of the health problems associated with farming practices.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Organisation des contrôles officiels relatifs à la protection animale en abattoir au moment de la mise à mort et des opération annexes

Bureau des établissements d'abattage et de découpe

Published in 2022

Technical Instruction specifying changes to the procedures associated with the official monitoring of animal protection in the abattoir at the time of slaughter in France

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Report on the investigation into alleged breaches and maladministration in the application of Union Law on the protection of animals during transport, both within and outside the Union

Daniel Buda, Isabel Carvalhais, Commission of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals during Transport

Published in 2021

Conclusions of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the protection of animals during transport. Its recommendations include reductions in journey times, better protection of young animals and pregnant females, conditions placed on the export of live animals to third countries, and better information for consumers. It stresses the need to improve and supplement existing EU legislation.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Stress, Transport

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Review: Precision Livestock Farming technologies in pasture-based livestock systems

C. Aquilani, A. Confessore, R. Bozzi, F. Sirtori, C. Pugliese

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the various precision farming systems that can be used to manage the needs, health and monitoring of grazing livestock, allowing any threat to care plans or welfare to be quickly remedied.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Livestock farming system

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Arrêté du 16 décembre 2021 définissant les modalités de désignation des référents « bien-être animal » dans tous les élevages et l’obligation et les conditions de formation au bien-être animal des personnes désignées référentes dans les élevages de porcs ou de volailles

Bruno Ferreira, Valérie Baduel

Published in 2021

For pig and poultry farms, the decree also specifies an ongoing assessment procedure to ensure that, once trained, advisors keep up-to-date with animal welfare knowledge. Advisors are required to refresh their knowledge of respectful animal husbandry practices every seven years.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Is ongoing ritual slaughter of livestock justifiable in modern America?

Sean Leffert

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the arguments for and against the ritual slaughter of farm animals, authored by an abattoir veterinary inspector.

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Final report of an audit of France from 25 January 2021 to 5 February 2021 in order to evaluate controls of animal welfare at slaughter and during related operations

DG SANTE

Published in 2021

DG SANTE audit report carried out in France in early 2021, revealing that the effectiveness of official controls in French abattoirs has been significantly improved, as the result of the strengthening of operators' self-monitoring and inspectors' training in particular, but identifying 3 previous recommendations not yet taken into account, and adding two new ones.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress

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The use of animal-based measures at slaughter for assessing the welfare of calves on farm: EFSA's AHAW Network exercise - 2021

EFSA

Published in 2021

Report on the Animal Health and Welfare Network meeting which produced a list of the animal-based measures used in abattoirs that are most relevant for the on-farm monitoring of the welfare of calves.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Welfare indicators

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