Animal category: Cattle

RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standard - Dairy Calves

RSPCA Australia

Published in 2021

A document outlining Australia's new RSPCA standards for the welfare of dairy calves. The main elements are: improving the fulfilment of the behavioural needs of calves, provision of sufficient quality and quantity of colostrum, housing of calves in groups in suitable conditions, no transport of calves under 10 days of age, and prohibition of painful practices such as the dehorning of calves.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Pain, Housing, Mutilation, Livestock farming system

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002445/2021 : Protection of animals during transport

Mikuláš Peksa (Greens/EFA), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Question on the identity of the authority responsible for implementing the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the protection of live animals during transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

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Protection of animals during transport - Sanctions for infringements

European Parliamentary Research Service

Published in 2021

EPRS Briefing on the sanction systems applied by Member States where there is a violation of Regulation 1/2005 on the transport of live animals. This briefing is one of four requested by the Committee of Inquiry on Animal Protection during Transport (ANIT) as part of its assessment of the implementation of the regulation by Member States.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

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Managing Animal Welfare in Food Governance in Norway and Sweden: Challenges in Implementation and Coordination

Frida Lundmark Hedman, Frode Veggeland, Ivar Vågsholm, Charlotte Berg

Published in 2021

Scientific article comparing the governance of animal welfare in Norway and Sweden, examining in particular the account taken of ethical considerations, the choice of legal tools, compliance mechanisms and the implementation of standard controls.

Document Types: Scientific paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues

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Boiteries des bovins Les quatre facteurs pour des pieds sains selon J. Gonzalo, vétérinaire

Delphine Scohy

Published in 2021

Article outlining four criteria that should be considere to prevent lameness in cattle: foot hygiene to keep infection pressure low, regular trimming and feeding, early identification of lameness, sufficient space per animal in the exercise area and control of time spent in the holding area

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Pain, Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system

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European Parliament: Written answer to question E-001825/2021 : Animal transport in the Suez Canal

Emma Wiesner (Renew), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the recent blockage of live animal transport vessels in the Suez Canal, and on the measures the European Commission is going to take concerning Romania, which is responsible for 11 of them, and which has not complied with European regulations on animal transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002161/2021: New Zealand, a pioneer in animal transport

Harald Vilimsky (ID), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question calling for a ban on the transport of live animals by sea or, at least, for its regulation to be tightened.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

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Unintended consequences of selection for increased production on the health and welfare of livestock

Este van Marle-Köster, Carina Visser

Published in 2021

A scientific review showing the deleterious effects of the use of genetic selection for increased productivity on the fertility, welfare and health of livestock. Inbreeding has led to genetic defects, increased lameness, hoof problems and mastitis, Pathways are suggested to incorporate welfare and health in breeding practices.

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Resilience, Robustness, Livestock farming system

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La « viande in vitro » : cultiver des cellules musculaires à destination alimentaire

Florent Bidaud

Published in 2021

A summary of the history of the development of in vitro meat and of the challenges and obstacles it has faced in terms of technologies, costs, public health and societal acceptability.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Conclusions of the animal welfare labelling subgroup of the Commission's Animal Welfare Platform

Published in 2021

Main conclusions of the labelling subgroup of the European Commission's Animal Welfare Platform. It advocates the development of a European animal welfare label, taking into account the various existing national labelling initiatives. Pig333 reports Copa-Cogeca's reservations on the practicalities of developing such a label and makes recommendations.

Document Types: Opinions

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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