Animal category: Goats

A Theoretical Framework to Assess the Impact of Flooding on Dairy Cattle Farms: Identification of Direct Damage from an Animal Welfare Perspective

Anna Gaviglio, Anna Francesca Corradini, Maria Elena Marescotti, Eugenio Demartini, Rosalia Filippini

Published in 2021

Study to measure the impact of natural hazards such as floods on the welfare of farm animals

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Environment, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system

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A Results-Oriented Approach for the Animal Welfare Measure of the European Union's Rural Development Programme

Angela Bergschmidt, Solveig March, Kathrin Wagner, Jan Brinkmann

Published in 2021

Article to develop an evaluation process for the actions of European rural development programmes on farm animal welfare using results-oriented measures

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Ten facts about sustainable food

Kim Berg

Published in 2021

Article setting out the main findings of the German government's 2021 report on nutrition in Germany. German citizens are eating less meat and taking greater account of the welfare of farm animals.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Environment, Human-animal relationships

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Business benchmark on farm animal welfare 2019: "perfect storm" for accelerating food company action on farm animal welfare

Amanda Williams

Published in 2020

8th annual report on political commitment, performance and provision of information relating to animal welfare in 150 international agri-food companies.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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A review of traditional and machine learning methods applied to animal breeding

Shadi Nayeri, Mehdi Sargolzae, Dan Tulpan

Published in 2019

A review of traditional and new precautionary methods currently used in livestock farming, of their success and of the future of this field in the new era of digital agriculture.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Precision farming, Modelling, Livestock farming system

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Prioritization of Farm Animal Welfare Issues Using Expert Consensus

Fiona C. Rioja-Lang, Melanie Connor, Heather J. Bacon, Alistair B. Lawrence, Cathy M. Dwyer

Published in 2020

Collection of expert opinions on the most urgent welfare issues for British farmed livestock

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Risk management

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Cattle lameness detection with accelerometers

N.W.O'Leary, D.T.Byrne, A.H.O'Connor, L.Shalloo

Published in 2020

Preview: “Locomotion scoring is time consuming and is not commonly completed on farms. Farmers also underestimate their herds' lameness prevalence, a knowledge gap that impedes lameness management. Automation of lameness detection could address this knowledge gap and facilitate improved lameness management. The literature pertinent to adding lameness detection to accelerometers is reviewed in this paper.”

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

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

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ACCEPT - Acceptability of livestock farming to French society: mapping of controversies, collective mobilisation and future directions

Roguet C., Delanoue E., Dockès A.-C., Magdelaine P., van Tilbeurgh V., Grannec M.-L.

Published in 2020

Data on controversies surrounding livestock systems and practices, quantification of the reach of debates within the French population and typology of the French public's views

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-004275/2019: Certifications to develop animal welfare labelling

Question: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on the progress of the labelling of products of animal origin in the EU

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003903/2019 : Labelling of halal-certified products

Question: Peter Kofod. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on a labelling system for halal meat products of the type used for kosher products, to inform consumers

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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