Animal category: Equines

Equine-Assisted Interventions (EAIs) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Behavioural and Physiological Indices of Stress in Domestic Horses (Equus caballus) during Riding Sessions

Laura Contalbrigo, Marta Borgi, Marta De Santis, Barbara Collacchi, Adele Tuozzi, Marica Toson, Veronica Redaelli, Rosangela Odore, Cristina Vercelli, Annalisa Stefani, Fabio Luzi, Emanuela Valle, Francesca Cirulli

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing behavioural and physiological signs of stress in horses participating in standardised equine assisted intervention (EAI) sessions with those of children with and without autism. The results show that EAI sessions are stressful for horses, regardless of the type of rider.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Recommendations for Ensuring Good Welfare of Horses Used for Industrial Blood, Serum, or Urine Production

Xavier Manteca Vilanova, Bonnie Beaver, Mette Uldahl, Patricia V. Turner

Published in 2021

Article summarising the current recommendations for the welfare of horses used by the pharmaceutical industry for the production of blood or urine derivatives.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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COVID-19 impacts equine welfare: Policy implications for laminitis and obesity

Ashley B. Ward, Kate Stephen,Caroline McGregor Argo, Patricia A. Harris, Christine A. Watson, Madalina Neacsu, Wendy Russell, Dai H. Grove-White, Philippa K. Morrison

Published in 2021

Scientific paper highlighting the negative effects of Covid-19 lockdown  policies on the management and welfare of horses and ponies at risk of laminitis or obesity and recommending the development of specific guidelines for future lockdowns.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Welfare indicators

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Spontaneous Behaviors of Post-Orchiectomy Pain in Horses Regardless of the Effects of Time of Day, Anesthesia, and Analgesia

Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, Marilda Onghero Taffarel, Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna

Published in 2021

Scientific article seeking to document the signs of pain after orchiectomy in horses as they relate to the factors assumed to influence pain.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation

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Fewer, bigger, more intensive: EU vows to stem drastic loss of small farms

Fiona Harvey

Published in 2021

Article presenting the measures to be included in the new EU Common Agricultural Policy to support small farms and ensure better animal welfare.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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The development of the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for donkeys

Emanuela Dalla Costa; Francesca Dai, Leigh Margaret Anne Murray, Simona Cannas, Elisabetta Canali, Adroaldo José Zanella, Michela Minero

Published in 2021

Scientific paper presenting the development and on-farm testing of a prototype version of the AWIN protocol for donkeys

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators

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Animal Welfare Policies and Human Rights in the Context of Slaughter Procedures

Giancarlo Bozzo, Roberta Barrasso, Davide Ferorelli, Vito Gassi, Roberto Russo, Francesco Emanuele Celentano

Published in 2021

Article assessing ritual slaughter practices from a legal perspective, taking into account both wider human rights and animal welfare policies

Document Types: Scientific paper

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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Final report of an audit of Belgium from 12 october 2020 to 16 october 2020 in order to evaluate controls of animal welfare at slaughter and during related operations

DG SANTE

Published in 2021

DG SANTE audit report on Belgium highlighting that little progress has been made by the Belgian competent authorities since the previous audit in 2014 on the assessment of the effectiveness of official controls on commercial operators when killing animals in abattoirs.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain

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Rapport final d’un audit réalisé en France du 26 octobre 2020 au 9 novembre 2020 afin d’évaluer le bien-être des animaux pendant le transport par navires de transport du bétail vers des pays tiers

DG SANTE

Published in 2021

DG SANTE audit report on France, concluding that the controls carried out on vessels loading in France and in the course of the French approvals procedure for livestock vessels are not sufficient to minimise the risks for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Transport

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Sénat : Réponse écrite à la question n°19178 : Incohérence entre la compétence juridique de la France en matière de transport maritime sur les navires étrangers et sa capacité à imposer des mesures relatives à la condition animale

Mr Arnaud Bazin (Val-d'Oise - Les Républicains), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a question on how France intends to require a foreign vessel to take temperature readings in order to complete French records if its legal competence ends when the animals board the foreign vessel.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport