Animal category: Cattle

Response to a question on the possible welfare implications of animals being transported live to Israel, and more widely, to countries in conflict or at war.

News item presenting the main conclusions of the draft resolution on the implementation report on animal welfare rules on farms, adopted by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on 26 October 2021. They include a call for clearer and more consistent EU rules, financial incentives for farmers, and an EU-wide animal-welfare labelling system.

Answer to a question on the Government's intentions regarding the retention of  local abattoirs, in which the economic, environmental and animal welfare benefits of such establishments are evoked. 

Technical factsheet setting out an experimental protocol to prepare grazers, the measurable technical benefits, particularly in terms of health, reduction of stress, and weight gain, and the opinions of those working in the sector.

Practical factsheet based on a summary of the literature and produced as part of the CASDAR BeBop project on the physiological and behavioural needs of fattening bullocks.

Scientific paper showing that changes in Swedish animal welfare regulations between 1988 and 2019 have increased the level of animal welfare protection for cattle, pigs and horses, but that a number of individual requirements have been relaxed to meet objectives other than animal welfare.

Written answer to a question on whether the derogation from the obligation to stun animals is applicable to the production of red label "large beef cattle". The answer is positive.

INRAE dossier on the research and expert advice provided by the Institute in the field of animal welfare, which is carried out in an interdisciplinary manner, and aims to improve the living conditions of farm animals while taking into account the working conditions of farmers, along with economic, environmental and land-use considerations.

A scientific review of the use of data collected in the course of precision farming that can provide a resource in addition to expert knowledge to help decision-making on the combined issues of the management of animal health and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Thematic dossier from the Coopérative Agricole, based on three fundamental principles: improving understanding of animal welfare, putting it into practice in a practical and pragmatic way in France and its territories, and providing a sustainable picture of the pride the agricultural professions take in their work. The dossier emphasises the close links between the welfare of animals and of those who work with them and highlights the benefits of the approaches it describes.