Animal category: Equines

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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Statistiques des labels 2021 de la PSA : tout sous label ou bien?

Protection Suisse des Animaux

Published in 2021

Article showing that Swiss consumers did not change their purchasing behaviour to support better animal welfare during the pandemic.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: PSA's 2021 Label Statistics: Is Everything Labeled, or What?

Caring for the Older Horse: A Conceptual Model of Owner Decision Making

Rebecca Smith, Gina Pinchbeck, Catherine McGowan, Joanne Ireland, Elizabeth Perkins

Published in 2021

Article developing a conceptual model for the care of ageing horses based on a survey of owner practices

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Keeping Stallions in Groups—Species-Appropriate or Relevant to Animal Welfare?

Heidrun Gehlen, Katrin Krumbach, Christa Thöne-Reineke

Published in 2021

Paper examining the feasibility and value of group breeding stallions with regard to animal welfare

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Equine Management in UK Livery Yards during the COVID-19 Pandemic— »As Long As the Horses Are Happy, We Can Work Out the Rest Later »

Tamzin Furtado, Elizabeth Perkins, Catherine McGowan, Gina Pinchbeck

Published in 2021

Article examining changes in procedures introduced by UK equestrian centre managers during the COVID19 pandemic. These have involved changes to human behaviours, with the care of animals being kept as consistent as possible to ensure their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: Equine Management in UK Livery Yards during the COVID-19 Pandemic—“As Long As the Horses Are Happy, We Can Work Out the Rest Later”

Enhanced Understanding of Horse–Human Interactions to Optimize Welfare

Katrina Merkies, Olivia Franzin

Published in 2021

Review of the human-horse relationship, how horses perceive humans during their interactions, the emotional transfer between humans and horses to improve their welfare

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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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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Distribution of Superficial Body Temperature in Horses Ridden by Two Riders with Varied Body Weights

Izabela Wilk, Elżbieta Wnuk-Pawlak, Iwona Janczarek, animal welfareta Kaczmarek, Marta Dybczyńska, Monika Przetacznik

Published in 2020

A study to test the hypothesis that high rider weight negatively impacts a horse's welfare by analyzing differences in body temperature and selected heart-rate parameters in horses in response to physical exercise accompanied by various rider's body weight loads.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Sniff, look and loop excursions as the unit of “exploration” in the horse (Equus ferus caballis) when free or under saddle in an equestrian arena

Candace J.BurkeIan, Q.Whishaw

Published in 2020

Analyse du comportement locomoteur et exploratoire spontané de chevaux à l’entrée dans une carrière.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Anxiety, Living environment, Cognitive processes, Stress

Access the source: Sniff, look, and loop excursions as the unit of “exploration” in the horse (Equus ferus caballis) when free or under saddle in an equestrian arena

Shelter-seeking behavior of donkeys and horses in a temperate climate

Leanne Proops, Britta Osthaus, Nikki Bell, Sarah Long, Kristin Hayday, Faith Burden

Published in 2020

Preview: “Domestic donkeys descended from wild asses, adapted to the semi-arid climates of Africa, whereas domestic horses originate from more temperate areas of Eurasia. Despite this difference in evolutionary history, modern domestic equids can be found throughout the world, in a wide range of conditions, many of which are very different from their natural environments. [This study aims to explore] the protection from the elements that different equid species may require in the temperate climate of the UK.”

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system

Access the source: Shelter-seeking behavior of donkeys and horses in a temperate climate