Published in 2021
Scientific review article identifying 32 animal-based welfare indicators and 3 assessment protocols to evaluate the welfare of intensively-farmed dairy goats.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Caprines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
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.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2021
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.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper evaluating the suitability of a modified AWIN protocol for assessing the welfare of dairy goats under semi-extensive conditions. It shows that although the protocol is reliable overall, some criteria are not very easy to score in practice and that QBA requires considerable training.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Caprines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2021
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.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the use of data collected in the course of precision breeding 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.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Precision farming, Environment, Risk management
Published in 2021
Thematic dossier produced by the Coopération Agricole and based on three fundamental principles: a better understanding of animal welfare, concrete and pragmatic implementation of the concept across the French regions, and to offer a lasting picture of the pride taken by the agricultural professions in their work. The dossier points to the close links between the welfare of animals and that of the people who are in contact with them, and emphasises the benefits of the approaches it presents.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific review concerning the ethical aspects and quality of meat from animals undergoing conventional and ritual slaughter. The right to exercise one's religion is an inalienable right and animal welfare is an ethical issue, so it is essential that the assessment of ritual practices from an animal welfare perspective should be carried out in an objective and rigorous manner.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Goats, Sheep
Keywords:Awareness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2021
Written answer to a parliamentary question on the measures taken by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in respect of the failings found in abattoirs and whether a general audit of French abattoirs is under consideration, along with the compulsory publication of annual reports on compliance with standards and regulations.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and then assess emotions in livestock. These developments call for a multidisciplinary approach that combines affective computing, bioengineering and applied ethology to overcome both theoretical and practical obstacles.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Modelling
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